07-11-2020, 12:22 AM
Are these the windows dated c. 1250s or something else? Anyone in Paris could have seen those windows and be influenced by the representations they present. That's not a bad thing. The Oresme text, BNF Fr. 565, is tied to Paris. The de Metz text, Harley 334, is tied to Paris. There have been a number of indicators that imply that the creator(s) of the VMs had some familiarity with objects and events in Paris and Dijon. And Dijon ties to Paris, through the Valois ancestry and Melusine, through the works of Christine de Pisan in the KBR library, and through the Anglo-Burgundian occupation of Paris (1420-1435). And the rest is history.
Like the VMs cosmos, investigation has been clouded by unfamiliarity and ambiguity, both innate and intentional. Enough information was provided to follow a speculative trail, but insufficient, too ambiguous, to demonstrate a clearly purposeful creation. None of the individual comparisons can stand on its own, when they are taken separately. However, when taken together, like the poles that form the framework of a teepee, each one supports and is supported by the others. The gathering of additional material moves closer to a critical mass - perhaps, some day.
Like the VMs cosmos, investigation has been clouded by unfamiliarity and ambiguity, both innate and intentional. Enough information was provided to follow a speculative trail, but insufficient, too ambiguous, to demonstrate a clearly purposeful creation. None of the individual comparisons can stand on its own, when they are taken separately. However, when taken together, like the poles that form the framework of a teepee, each one supports and is supported by the others. The gathering of additional material moves closer to a critical mass - perhaps, some day.