26-06-2020, 02:26 PM
Lisa is well respected in her field, by her peers. If she says there are multiple scribes, I trust her judgement (and the possible implications).
For expert opinions in general, what we desperately need is a substantial analysis from someone specialized in medieval imagery. The few opinions we've gotten are great, but they are fragmentary and fleeting. A standard work about VM imagery is missing.
It would be a tremendous task though, if it can be done in the first place. I suspect there is a reason why this hasn't been done yet, and that reason is "we have nothing like it". If the lack of solid ground leads even expert analysis to a large degree of speculation, it will be too easily dismissed.
For expert opinions in general, what we desperately need is a substantial analysis from someone specialized in medieval imagery. The few opinions we've gotten are great, but they are fragmentary and fleeting. A standard work about VM imagery is missing.
It would be a tremendous task though, if it can be done in the first place. I suspect there is a reason why this hasn't been done yet, and that reason is "we have nothing like it". If the lack of solid ground leads even expert analysis to a large degree of speculation, it will be too easily dismissed.