29-01-2020, 09:26 AM
It is true that, given a very specific subject, we are unlikely to reach the same level of expertise as a professional scholar on the subject. We are almost forced to go "wide" and interdisciplinary, so whenever a specialist can add something about their field, this should be welcomed. In fact I wish we had more of those. If only a scholar of medieval French dialects could help us with the month names, for example.
But with the VM, expert statements come in various forms. As soon as the expert moves outside of the narrow bounds of that which they are qualified for, those parts of the statement don't carry as much weight (otherwise we should all purchase a copy of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. to finally learn its secrets).
To tie this back to the subject at hand: as far as I'm aware, we don't have a statement yet about the clothing in the Zodiac section by someone specialized in Medieval fashion. But from our own research we know that it belongs to the first decades of the 15th century.
But with the VM, expert statements come in various forms. As soon as the expert moves outside of the narrow bounds of that which they are qualified for, those parts of the statement don't carry as much weight (otherwise we should all purchase a copy of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. to finally learn its secrets).
To tie this back to the subject at hand: as far as I'm aware, we don't have a statement yet about the clothing in the Zodiac section by someone specialized in Medieval fashion. But from our own research we know that it belongs to the first decades of the 15th century.