The more I think about the common presence of both manuscripts (BNF Fr. 565 and MS M.133) in the library of the duke of Berry, the more it seems likely that if the 'Oresme' ms. is the comparative model for the VMs cosmos, then the Berry Apocalypse is the inspiration for replacing the elaborate 'Oresme' cloud-band with a much simpler version.
The elegant simplicity of the 'Berry" cloud-band is something that is difficult to match IMO. And having both books owned by the same person, Jean, duc de Berry (d. 1416), is that just a coincidence? And as a coincidence it can be ignored? Which part is a coincidence?
What happened to the books after his death? Did they go with his daughter, Marie de Berry, who married out? Or did they stay with his second wife, Joan II of Auvergne? What happened to the books in the conflict in Paris between the Armagnacs and the Burgundians? What might have happened to the books when the Anglo-Burgundian alliance controlled Paris from 1420 to 1435?
The elegant simplicity of the 'Berry" cloud-band is something that is difficult to match IMO. And having both books owned by the same person, Jean, duc de Berry (d. 1416), is that just a coincidence? And as a coincidence it can be ignored? Which part is a coincidence?
What happened to the books after his death? Did they go with his daughter, Marie de Berry, who married out? Or did they stay with his second wife, Joan II of Auvergne? What happened to the books in the conflict in Paris between the Armagnacs and the Burgundians? What might have happened to the books when the Anglo-Burgundian alliance controlled Paris from 1420 to 1435?