12-09-2019, 11:29 PM
The situation as I see it is whether we are trying to compare illustrations based on a similarity of appearance or whether we can look at images and recognize the underlying structure, and then find a similar structure in the VMs representation. The prime example of this is the VMs cosmos in comparison with BNF Fr. 565 fol. 23. Just compare the central earth, which has an inverted T-O structure in both examples. Yet the BNF illustration is pictorial while the VMs is linguistic.
The VMs isn't an inferior copy, it is a totally different method of representation. It's a code shift.
Same structure, with a totally different appearance. Are they the same thing or not?
The other parts of the VMs cosmos can be / have been likewise examined. And they present corresponding structure with a clearly differing appearance. In a way, it is a sort of parody. The VMs critter and the image of the lamb, cosmic boundary, and droplets of blood in the 'Apocalypse of S Jean' of 1313 is another example. Structure matches, appearance differs.
The VMs isn't an inferior copy, it is a totally different method of representation. It's a code shift.
Same structure, with a totally different appearance. Are they the same thing or not?
The other parts of the VMs cosmos can be / have been likewise examined. And they present corresponding structure with a clearly differing appearance. In a way, it is a sort of parody. The VMs critter and the image of the lamb, cosmic boundary, and droplets of blood in the 'Apocalypse of S Jean' of 1313 is another example. Structure matches, appearance differs.