Given the different religious clues in the VMs and the religious trends that occurred during the C-14 times, there is the question as to what might be the purpose of the VMs wreath illustration.
The only interpretation I found has to do with the increasing significance of Mariology in the Church. The VMs wreath could be an early visual representation of the Wreath of the Virgin. The papal dedication of such a wreath is an annual tradition still current in the Catholic Church.
If the text correlates to the image, then the text might be a form of ritual prayer to the Virgin Mary. 'Salve Regina' or 'Ave Stella Maris' might be possibilities.
The possibility that VMs Virgo was also a subtle representation of Mary standing on a crescent moon as suggested some time back would also help to supplement the wreath's interpretation.
The only interpretation I found has to do with the increasing significance of Mariology in the Church. The VMs wreath could be an early visual representation of the Wreath of the Virgin. The papal dedication of such a wreath is an annual tradition still current in the Catholic Church.
If the text correlates to the image, then the text might be a form of ritual prayer to the Virgin Mary. 'Salve Regina' or 'Ave Stella Maris' might be possibilities.
The possibility that VMs Virgo was also a subtle representation of Mary standing on a crescent moon as suggested some time back would also help to supplement the wreath's interpretation.