Hi Searcher, whence is the diagram that's the first one in this thread, and what's the meaning behind it?
I find the tidal explanation of f67v2 problematic. The symbol in the centre is definitely NOT the Earth, the Earth is consistently depicted with a T-O map in the VMS more than once. We also see a T-O map in the low left corner, which suggests that not only the low left corner is the Earth, but that also all other circular corners are Earth as well (only the artist was lazy to make them T-O maps).
If my attribution of large stars is valid, then this one could be Mars, although this star is more of a size of general "mid-size" stars as in Q20 and may not stand for a Planet at all.
Note that the four "arms" or "pillars" protrude from the circular angles, which is also shown in the Searcher's copy.
The shapes with which these pillars terminate suggest to me four different patterns (which may also be found in the Balneo section, at least the one in the top right is definitely out there). The number four suggests four Elements, and I wonder if these patterns can be matched to Elements. I think these patterns should be paid more attention.
If the succession can be shown to be Air - Fire - Earth - Water, then that would correspond to four seasons as Spring - Summer - Autumn - Winter. The two Suns could represent the two solstices. I'm not sure if Moon can be somehow linked to equinoxes. However, there is no strong evidence that these two shapes are Moons, they are rather general faces.
The label in the top left is I think otchdy, not oteody.
I think it should be borne in mind that any diagram in this book would probably bear some practical importance. If it is shown to depict tides, then that means that tides are important in practice, which moves the location of the authorship to some coastal region.
I find the tidal explanation of f67v2 problematic. The symbol in the centre is definitely NOT the Earth, the Earth is consistently depicted with a T-O map in the VMS more than once. We also see a T-O map in the low left corner, which suggests that not only the low left corner is the Earth, but that also all other circular corners are Earth as well (only the artist was lazy to make them T-O maps).
If my attribution of large stars is valid, then this one could be Mars, although this star is more of a size of general "mid-size" stars as in Q20 and may not stand for a Planet at all.
Note that the four "arms" or "pillars" protrude from the circular angles, which is also shown in the Searcher's copy.
The shapes with which these pillars terminate suggest to me four different patterns (which may also be found in the Balneo section, at least the one in the top right is definitely out there). The number four suggests four Elements, and I wonder if these patterns can be matched to Elements. I think these patterns should be paid more attention.
If the succession can be shown to be Air - Fire - Earth - Water, then that would correspond to four seasons as Spring - Summer - Autumn - Winter. The two Suns could represent the two solstices. I'm not sure if Moon can be somehow linked to equinoxes. However, there is no strong evidence that these two shapes are Moons, they are rather general faces.
The label in the top left is I think otchdy, not oteody.
I think it should be borne in mind that any diagram in this book would probably bear some practical importance. If it is shown to depict tides, then that means that tides are important in practice, which moves the location of the authorship to some coastal region.