31-10-2019, 09:30 PM
It's true for the stem, but the shape of the leaves matches really well with that of radiant suns. I have little doubt that whoever drew this had a radiant sun in mind (whether they meant it as an actual plant or an emblem or a sun-shaped flabellum...) It seems relatively certain here that the resemblance to a sun symbol is no coincidence here, independent of the reason.
Now to get back to text within the sun. From all the literature I consulted, I got the impression that a blazing sun and Christogram had not been combined until Bernardino did it in 1417. And then in the Visconti hours Marco linked I saw this:
I thought the entire MS was made in the late 14th century, so this should have been an anomaly. However, I read the second part was finished in the 15th century, so it makes sense now.
Now to get back to text within the sun. From all the literature I consulted, I got the impression that a blazing sun and Christogram had not been combined until Bernardino did it in 1417. And then in the Visconti hours Marco linked I saw this:
I thought the entire MS was made in the late 14th century, so this should have been an anomaly. However, I read the second part was finished in the 15th century, so it makes sense now.