Dotted scallop pattern

[Linda]

I like this find, it falls in line with my own thinking about the vms designs, which is that they represent mountains with volcanic origin. 

The commonality between mountain tops and roof tops, beyond tops, heights, slanted aspect, and water runoff, could be Slate Tiles.



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Hence the dots? I don't think they are holes. The two items in the rosettes that appear to be volcano related have circles, rather than dots, in their design, i think this could indicate a different type of volcanic rock, ie igneous, yet still shows there is structure to it, whereas the surrounding layered designs seem to indicate sedimentary types. Some of the layered drawings also have dots in the layers, perhaps indicating igneous intrusions, sometimes they are only on the bottom, perhaps indicating bedrock. In one section, to the right of the volcano-like item with the crenellations at the top, there are tubular items drawn with dots at the top which resemble basalt columns. 

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There are thin layers drawn beyond this, perhaps indicating soil, as vegetation seems to be drawn at the outer edges (grass?) This appears to me to be similar to various mountains portrayed in the Beatus map tradition, but with further detail in showing different types of rock and mountains which exist around the ecumene.



I can also see tent canopies being a less stable analogy to rooftops, and thus mountains, in many of the aforementioned aspects. They can also resemble volcanoes if one is cooking or heating inside and smoke comes out the top. The finials at the tops are i think used as mnemonics for this idea throughout quire 13. The example from the Wenceslas bible resembles the volcano-like objects in the rosettes quite a bit with regard to the vertical lines and dots.

Other Wenceslas related themes also seem to fit with other imagery in the vms as well.