Quote:I have never been convinced by Pelling's arguments here - I would suggest that, given the general amibguity of illustrations in this manuscript, the swallowtops are simply a generic illustration preference of the illustrator. After all, he appears to have no reason to be so specific about this little detail.
Whatever the author's motivation to depict these specific merlons, he must have been aware of their existence, to begin with.
Quote:I do believe that this is just a coincidence but it seems curious enough to highlight.
In the right image we have not aror sheey, but rather ar as sheey. The exact string aror sheey is, to my knowledge, used only in You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. and f116v.