Core conundrums?

[Hermes777]

I think it is a mistake to classify Beinecke 408 as weird, it only entices you to look for out of the way solutions

Thanks Helmut. I tend to agree with your warning. It is a weird work, but it is not that weird. Exaggerating its weirdness invites UFO theories, and the like. It is not a-historical. It was written by someone in the 1400s for perfectly natural reasons and there are perfectly natural and historically appropriate explanations for every single aspect of the work. It's important not to surrender to the weirdness which, in large measure, reveals our own limitations.