Hey, I recognize him! It's Bob! Bob, the Merman. I'm sure of it.
The point is not that multiple interpretations *do not* exist, Multiple interpretations do exist. Because of the ambiguity of the illustration itself, and because of our variations as individuals. The story of Melusine shows that tradition supplies an otherwise unforeseen choice of interpretation, a claim of familial descent from a mythical creature that was common in a number of noble house in a period of time easily encompassing the dates given for the VMs parchment.
Mermaids exist, but they have no provenance, that I know of. Melusine has provenance that is factual, but it is broad, but it includes Valois ancestry. The connection is best seen through Jean de Berry, but also found in Burgundy. This era then becomes an area of interest. The interpretation of the Golden Fleece *offers* a strong potential connection to Burgundy. What I have been looking at shows that investigations of others that have a provenance with the option to include Burgundy
Either the provenance is diffuse, it is unique or it points to nothing. Even the Golden Fleece, if it is an accurate sign, cannot stand with conviction because it has no supporting confirmation, though it has long been suggested as a *possible* interpretation. One thing cannot stand as proof on its own. What I see is a concatenation of provenance. That each item can be shown to have "Burgundy" in its provenance and that it is the combination that indicates the underlying traditional interpretation of the evidence from each of the contributing investigations - like a series of accumulating restrictions in a Venn diagram. The option that remains is Burgundy.
If the VMs / Harley 334 image is seen from the perspective of Burgundy, then Melusine is a possible interpretation. If the interpretation is merely *a* mermaid, then what is the meaning? Is there any 'mermaid' interpretation that has meaning?
It seems to me that investigations have revealed that VMs illustrations show certain historical connections. While some of these investigations show sources with diverse historical origins, there now seem to be several that may come from a common source. None of them stand in isolation, but together they provide potential investigative direction.
The point is not that multiple interpretations *do not* exist, Multiple interpretations do exist. Because of the ambiguity of the illustration itself, and because of our variations as individuals. The story of Melusine shows that tradition supplies an otherwise unforeseen choice of interpretation, a claim of familial descent from a mythical creature that was common in a number of noble house in a period of time easily encompassing the dates given for the VMs parchment.
Mermaids exist, but they have no provenance, that I know of. Melusine has provenance that is factual, but it is broad, but it includes Valois ancestry. The connection is best seen through Jean de Berry, but also found in Burgundy. This era then becomes an area of interest. The interpretation of the Golden Fleece *offers* a strong potential connection to Burgundy. What I have been looking at shows that investigations of others that have a provenance with the option to include Burgundy
Either the provenance is diffuse, it is unique or it points to nothing. Even the Golden Fleece, if it is an accurate sign, cannot stand with conviction because it has no supporting confirmation, though it has long been suggested as a *possible* interpretation. One thing cannot stand as proof on its own. What I see is a concatenation of provenance. That each item can be shown to have "Burgundy" in its provenance and that it is the combination that indicates the underlying traditional interpretation of the evidence from each of the contributing investigations - like a series of accumulating restrictions in a Venn diagram. The option that remains is Burgundy.
If the VMs / Harley 334 image is seen from the perspective of Burgundy, then Melusine is a possible interpretation. If the interpretation is merely *a* mermaid, then what is the meaning? Is there any 'mermaid' interpretation that has meaning?
It seems to me that investigations have revealed that VMs illustrations show certain historical connections. While some of these investigations show sources with diverse historical origins, there now seem to be several that may come from a common source. None of them stand in isolation, but together they provide potential investigative direction.