(03-08-2022, 12:36 AM)R. Sale wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.In the initial interpretation that the wings represent Saint Michael, there was the general reference to the prevalent illustrations of Saint Michael and the Dragon. In which case, it was reasonably inquired: Where's the Dragon? And why is Saint Michael at the bottom of the page?The dragon is the evil, it is represented as well as a serpent or a demon. A demon can be seen in many Saint Michael weighing the souls pushing down one of the plates.
If the plant depicted in 46v is costmary. And costmary is the Herb of the Virgin. Then the new paradigm for the image is a version of the Assumption of the Virgin. So, it's correct that Saint Michael is below. Though often he is omitted, sometimes off to the side. Or in a trio with Saint Benedict. And those are 1500s at best.
For the Assumption of the Virgin a candidate in the VM is the top left corner of the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. , it has the main elements: the dead body of the Virgin (I cant explain the ring in her hand), her soul ascending and the cross on its right, and God inside the nebuly line. But it is a theme to develope in a future new thread.