29-08-2016, 11:31 AM
(29-08-2016, 09:59 AM)Koen Gh wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.I still think Sam's Qasr mosaic offers the best visual parallel for the subject matter.
This will of course always be a matter of taste:
(29-08-2016, 09:59 AM)Koen Gh wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.The very widespread "tree behind animal" motif is very likely to have caused the current appearance of the "tail".
This has been proposed, but to say that this is "very likely" requires some more supporting evidence.
It would have been different if there was just this one instance of a Leo with a tail going forward between its legs, and up.
Then, one could argue that this was a consequence of a mis-interpretation. Such things happened.
However, this is equally a common motif. It can be seen in manuscripts produced before, contemporary with or after the
Voynich MS.
There are even cases with the tail going this way *and* a tree in the background.
The two are independent motifs and "very likely" cannot be justified.