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[R. Sale]

I would certainly agree that the creator(s) of the VMs had a determined purpose. Perhaps that could be a unit of meaning - or a unified meaning. But how is the unified meaning created? It is built of individual bricks, like the memes that were prevalent in the first half of the 15th century, let's say.

The VMs nymphs are not generic. While the majority may still be unknown, there are still those with certain qualities or possessing certain objects that potentially serve as attributes. Once the objects are correctly named and the relevant history is known, those nymphs can be identified.

From Melusine to Pizan's muses, from Colette of Corbie to Philomela, from the Fieschi popes to Lady Bertilak, the interpretations are contained in the illustrations, once the relevant historical information is rediscovered. And that history matches well with the VMs C-14 dates.