18-06-2023, 09:51 PM
Simply naming the critter does not fully explain the VMs representation. If it were the fox diving into the snow bank to retrieve the fallen grapes, that would include all three parts. The problem is the nebuly line. Medieval artists could use a nebuly line to designate a cosmic boundary. The VMs artist does this in the VMs cosmos.
What does a fox have to do with a medieval representation of a cosmic boundary? - - <Nothing.>
The animal connected to the cosmic boundary in the medieval era is the Agnus Dei.
Specifically, this refers to the representation of the Agnus Dei in BNF Fr. 13096 f. 18.
This has the uncommon insertion of the cosmic boundary between the Agnus Dei and droplets of blood. The structure is the same in the VMs. This ms. was in the library of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy.
What does a fox have to do with a medieval representation of a cosmic boundary? - - <Nothing.>
The animal connected to the cosmic boundary in the medieval era is the Agnus Dei.
Specifically, this refers to the representation of the Agnus Dei in BNF Fr. 13096 f. 18.
This has the uncommon insertion of the cosmic boundary between the Agnus Dei and droplets of blood. The structure is the same in the VMs. This ms. was in the library of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy.