08-04-2016, 10:40 PM
Back to the lines in question, the use of nebuly lines and their potential sources of origin.
If it is proposed that Hellenistic sources transmitted these elements through Byzantine intermediaries to the VMs artist, then those elements, the nebuly lines, should exist in Byzantine art and heraldry. Are there examples? I don't really know. There is Byzantine heraldry. I looked through what Google coughed up and did not see any examples of such lines. None of the insignia had the basic, geometric simplicity that is found in the early phase of European heraldry. But if you like double-headed eagles, you're in luck.
Is there an example that shows a nebuly line or something like a nebuly line in a Byzantine context? To what extent were the standard heraldic lines of division being used in Byzantine heraldry in general?
If it is proposed that Hellenistic sources transmitted these elements through Byzantine intermediaries to the VMs artist, then those elements, the nebuly lines, should exist in Byzantine art and heraldry. Are there examples? I don't really know. There is Byzantine heraldry. I looked through what Google coughed up and did not see any examples of such lines. None of the insignia had the basic, geometric simplicity that is found in the early phase of European heraldry. But if you like double-headed eagles, you're in luck.
Is there an example that shows a nebuly line or something like a nebuly line in a Byzantine context? To what extent were the standard heraldic lines of division being used in Byzantine heraldry in general?