There's a lot to be seen in these interesting, florescent investigations, not to diminish their significance, however as to their actual relationship to the VMs origins and contents, they become increasingly irrelevant. Instead, "Ready Player One", the trick is to go in the opposite direction. Instead of florescent, go radical. Go to the root, go to the roots of the VMs.
Among the most obvious of cultural artifacts in the VMs, one must certainly include the medallions of the VMs Zodiac sequence and the somewhat unsettling primacy of VMs Pisces. For the era of the VMs C-14 dates, this seems indicative of a 'European' connection. More specifically, the similarities between the VMs cosmos and the historical cosmic illustrations of BNF Fr. 565 and Harley 334 share a particular example of cosmic structure, with historical provenance to Paris in the C-14 years.
Specifically, within the VMs cosmos, the use of a nebuly line as a cosmic boundary has European artistic tradition written all over it.
Another radical connection exists between the VMs "mermaid" (f79v) and the mermaid in Harley 334 - a second connection with that manuscript. This is also a connection to the story of Melusine as a mythical ancestor of the Valois rulers of the C-14 years (through Bonne of Luxembourg).
Just with these two illustrations, it's hard to see the VMs in a 'New World' context, without showing some radical, New World connections.
Among the most obvious of cultural artifacts in the VMs, one must certainly include the medallions of the VMs Zodiac sequence and the somewhat unsettling primacy of VMs Pisces. For the era of the VMs C-14 dates, this seems indicative of a 'European' connection. More specifically, the similarities between the VMs cosmos and the historical cosmic illustrations of BNF Fr. 565 and Harley 334 share a particular example of cosmic structure, with historical provenance to Paris in the C-14 years.
Specifically, within the VMs cosmos, the use of a nebuly line as a cosmic boundary has European artistic tradition written all over it.
Another radical connection exists between the VMs "mermaid" (f79v) and the mermaid in Harley 334 - a second connection with that manuscript. This is also a connection to the story of Melusine as a mythical ancestor of the Valois rulers of the C-14 years (through Bonne of Luxembourg).
Just with these two illustrations, it's hard to see the VMs in a 'New World' context, without showing some radical, New World connections.