28-01-2020, 10:20 PM
My goodness! I've only scanned the posts, but has no one mentioned the VMs cosmos? The 'Oresme' illustration still remains the best match and it is was created in Paris about 1410. The 'de Metz' ms is the second best match and it was created in Paris between 1425-1449. And the de Metz ms also contains the "woman in a fish's mouth" illustration.
If the VMs critter has a recognizable resemblance to the fleece in the Order of the Golden Fleece (Toison d'Or) medallion, as several have said prior to my investigations, then the dating is probably after 1430. And also connected with the history of the Duchy of Burgundy under the rule of Philip the Good, who was duke from 1419 to 1467. Other material posted recently supports a Burgundian connection.
As a putative "creator" of the VMs, for the sake of discussion, let me propose the following person, her name may not be recorded, but she was known to history as Madame d"Or.
If the VMs critter has a recognizable resemblance to the fleece in the Order of the Golden Fleece (Toison d'Or) medallion, as several have said prior to my investigations, then the dating is probably after 1430. And also connected with the history of the Duchy of Burgundy under the rule of Philip the Good, who was duke from 1419 to 1467. Other material posted recently supports a Burgundian connection.
As a putative "creator" of the VMs, for the sake of discussion, let me propose the following person, her name may not be recorded, but she was known to history as Madame d"Or.