28-06-2022, 06:25 AM
An interesting overview. But what do you mean by this:
As I see it, the images (which are correctly characterised as religiously inspired) are replaced by text, which we can't read. One thing I have recently learned about the tripartite earth is that this representation is intrinsically religious. It is interwoven with Christian tradition, dividing the world in the same way the host was divided by the priest.
But apart from its intrinsic religious background - how do we know the VM diagram has different aims than the Oresme one? For all we know, the VM text describes Oresme's drawings, or something else entirely.
(28-06-2022, 01:32 AM)R. Sale wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The significant difference of the VMs is that it is a cosmic representation, not a religious illustration.
As I see it, the images (which are correctly characterised as religiously inspired) are replaced by text, which we can't read. One thing I have recently learned about the tripartite earth is that this representation is intrinsically religious. It is interwoven with Christian tradition, dividing the world in the same way the host was divided by the priest.
But apart from its intrinsic religious background - how do we know the VM diagram has different aims than the Oresme one? For all we know, the VM text describes Oresme's drawings, or something else entirely.