Rosettes and Revelations Pt.1: The Holy City - Koen Gheuens and Cary Rapaport

[R. Sale]

Thanks, Koen, happy to make some small contribution. In all honesty, both the VMs rosette examples and Angers tapestry came to me through Don Hoffmann's investigations. The simultaneous investigation of cloud-bands and cosmic structure was a significant event for VMs discovery. It opened a window, where none existed before. 

I really like the example you chose in the last illustration; the similarities are very strong. Also need to mention that the rainbow throne and the inverted T-O globe are part of that image. In the C-14 era, these are the icons, the things that are recognized without explanation - like merlons, cloud-bands, religious images, heraldry and mythology. They are the icons of an era long passed and nearly lost, but valid in historical fact. The actual facts of VMs representation are often clear enough in a visual sense. Not like they are microscopic in any way. It has been more a problem of recognition and historical connection that has contributed to investigative difficulties, but things are improving. The more we can look at VMs illustrations and understand what they are, the better.

Unfortunately, the fountain in the next to last illustration appears to be octagonal as I see it.