Yes, precisely. Many of the Christian examples of rainbow thrones are in illustrations of the Last Judgment. And either Christian or classical, there is a clear association of the figure with the rainbow as a throne, something on which a deity may sit.
But what about a rainbow by itself? Does it mean anything? Has the rainbow started to become an object of scientific study? Or can it function as a symbol even when the occupant has gone? It's an interpretation based on experience, and from the same perspective as the C-14 dates, it seems more likely, among the educated, than not.
The old investigation of the Order of the Golden Fleece produced two potential examples where either one or both may represent the fleece. The illustrations are ambiguous, so the identifications are not beyond discussion. However, the historical fact is crystal-clear, that the Order originated in the state of Burgundy in 1430.
Likewise with the rainbow throne. There is plenty of room for ambiguity, The identification cannot be based of evidence, because the evidence is mostly lacking. The identification needs to be based on knowledge. The Sainte Hostie "event" begins in Dijon, capital of the state of Burgundy in 1434.
To find any sort of reference to events of such a similar place and time seems to me quite remarkable. It reveals that the apparently exotic illustrations of the VMs contains certain borrowed and modified versions of images and events which are current to the C-14 dates, or of historical and traditional significance at that time.
But what about a rainbow by itself? Does it mean anything? Has the rainbow started to become an object of scientific study? Or can it function as a symbol even when the occupant has gone? It's an interpretation based on experience, and from the same perspective as the C-14 dates, it seems more likely, among the educated, than not.
The old investigation of the Order of the Golden Fleece produced two potential examples where either one or both may represent the fleece. The illustrations are ambiguous, so the identifications are not beyond discussion. However, the historical fact is crystal-clear, that the Order originated in the state of Burgundy in 1430.
Likewise with the rainbow throne. There is plenty of room for ambiguity, The identification cannot be based of evidence, because the evidence is mostly lacking. The identification needs to be based on knowledge. The Sainte Hostie "event" begins in Dijon, capital of the state of Burgundy in 1434.
To find any sort of reference to events of such a similar place and time seems to me quite remarkable. It reveals that the apparently exotic illustrations of the VMs contains certain borrowed and modified versions of images and events which are current to the C-14 dates, or of historical and traditional significance at that time.