31-01-2020, 12:21 AM
Following the proposal that VMs f68v3 is a cosmic representation, then all medieval cosmic images are open to investigation.
William Newbold called this illustration a cosmic representation. [Right idea; wrong cosmos.]
The majority of medieval cosmic representations are based on a structure of multiple concentric circles representing the planetary spheres as they were thought to exist at the time. This is clearly not the structure of the VMs cosmic representation and it doesn't take an expert to see that. All these images can be excluded from the comparison.
It does take a modicum of attention to examine the VMs image and get past the visual appearance and to describe the underlying structure. That structure is as follows. The central Earth contains an inverted T-O structure. The Earth is surrounded by stars. All of this is contained within a circular cosmic boundary.
The search for relevant cosmic illustrations can now be focused on medieval images possessing a similar cosmic structure. Two matching examples were demonstrated in 2014 by E. Velinska. These were the ' Oresme' illustration (BNF Fr. 565 fol. 23) and the 'de Metz' image (Harley 334 fol. 29). Both of these cosmic representations were produced after their authors had died. Nicole Oresme died in 1382 and that illustration was produced about 1410. Gossuin de Metz lived in the 1200s and that text was produced between 1425 and 1449. Both illustrations were produced in Paris. The few other cosmic images in texts by Oresme (BNF Fr. 1082) do not have the same structure. Various cosmic images in texts by de Metz show a wide variety of constructions including the use of multiple planetary spheres.
The key to the similarity of these cosmic structures with that of the VMs is clearly not based on the subject of the comparison, nor is it the authorial source. It is instead the source of the illustrations' production. In addition, the source of this uncommon cosmic structure is chronologically quite closely coincident with the Carbon-14 dating for the VMs parchment.
Does this mean that everything is already known? Of course not. On the other hand, it isn't necessary to have every dead horse in order to demonstrate equine evolution. If there is something better, let's see it. Furthermore, the similarity of structure is objective, while similarity of appearance for other elements could be subjective. How is it that the VMs cosmos has the same unusual structure as this pair of Paris representations? What are the other, better possibilities??
William Newbold called this illustration a cosmic representation. [Right idea; wrong cosmos.]
The majority of medieval cosmic representations are based on a structure of multiple concentric circles representing the planetary spheres as they were thought to exist at the time. This is clearly not the structure of the VMs cosmic representation and it doesn't take an expert to see that. All these images can be excluded from the comparison.
It does take a modicum of attention to examine the VMs image and get past the visual appearance and to describe the underlying structure. That structure is as follows. The central Earth contains an inverted T-O structure. The Earth is surrounded by stars. All of this is contained within a circular cosmic boundary.
The search for relevant cosmic illustrations can now be focused on medieval images possessing a similar cosmic structure. Two matching examples were demonstrated in 2014 by E. Velinska. These were the ' Oresme' illustration (BNF Fr. 565 fol. 23) and the 'de Metz' image (Harley 334 fol. 29). Both of these cosmic representations were produced after their authors had died. Nicole Oresme died in 1382 and that illustration was produced about 1410. Gossuin de Metz lived in the 1200s and that text was produced between 1425 and 1449. Both illustrations were produced in Paris. The few other cosmic images in texts by Oresme (BNF Fr. 1082) do not have the same structure. Various cosmic images in texts by de Metz show a wide variety of constructions including the use of multiple planetary spheres.
The key to the similarity of these cosmic structures with that of the VMs is clearly not based on the subject of the comparison, nor is it the authorial source. It is instead the source of the illustrations' production. In addition, the source of this uncommon cosmic structure is chronologically quite closely coincident with the Carbon-14 dating for the VMs parchment.
Does this mean that everything is already known? Of course not. On the other hand, it isn't necessary to have every dead horse in order to demonstrate equine evolution. If there is something better, let's see it. Furthermore, the similarity of structure is objective, while similarity of appearance for other elements could be subjective. How is it that the VMs cosmos has the same unusual structure as this pair of Paris representations? What are the other, better possibilities??
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