No text, but a visual code

[R. Sale]

"Imagination is a runaway horse." I like that. It's called pareidolia. You see what you want to see. <So they say.> Like a face on a piece of toast or those infamous cloud bunnies. It all depends on the interpretation of information. And that, in turn, depends on the 'quality' of that information. There is also a matter of perspective, whether things are characterized in general, or whether they are examined in detail. 

If we remove the linguistic aspects from consideration, what do the illustrations tell us? Where is the visual code? What is the visual code? How is it presented in the VMs? Examples relating to the potential interpretation of heraldic insignia can found in the tub patterns on the VMs Pisces and Aries zodiac pages. There is a nymph in the inner ring of White Aries that has a red hat and sits in a tub with blue stripes. Is this a runaway imagination or the interpretation of a specific historical situation? If it sat by itself, chances might be even, but it is also disguised. However, the traditional interpretation does not sit by itself and it is confirmed in a number of ways, including proper hierarchical positioning, most favorable heraldic placement, and the papelonny pun. It's all in the details of heraldic code, ecclesiastical tradition and historical events. The VMs structure exists even if the recognition does not.