If you read certain details in the biography of Colette of Corbie (d. 1477), you may find it referenced that she had several interesting 'dreams'. After a 'dream' (1406) of Saint Anne, she reversed her position on the "concept" of Trinubium - meaning married three times. The importance of this concept only lasted for a limited time. And so it became another of those things that time has almost forgotten.
More to the point. In another 'dream', she received a ring from Saint John, and when she awoke, she had a real ring. In addition to the mystical ring, it is also part of her story, that she received a special cross.
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The ring is a ring, not a mirror. A ring could be any ring. A cross could be any cross. But a ring and a cross taken together present a much more limited set of potential interpretations. This is how the VMs reveals its information; it is through the pairing and the combination of interpretations of the artist's known environment. A blue striped tub and a red galero on a single nymph is not accidental - and neither is this.
Colette was supported by the rulers of Burgundy - Margaret of Bavaria (d. 1424), wife of Jean (John) the Fearless (d. 1419). Colette then was assisted by Marie, Duchess of Auvergne (d. 1434), who was one of two surviving daughters of Jean, Duke of Berry (d. 1416). It was the thrice-married Marie who inherited BNF Fr. 565, which has been tied to the VMS cosmos. Here, again, it is the combination of the historical data that limits the range of possibilities to a person possessing both pieces of information.
Colette continued to be supported as well by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy and his third wife Isabell of Portugal [m. 1430]
But wait, there's more. Right below the "sleeping" nymph is the VMs "Critter" - the 'Infamous Armadillo' or whatever. And again, it is not the identity of the critter itself, it is the combination of historical interpretations when the critter is interpreted in combination with the NEBULY line. The nebuly line is a cloud band and a cloud band is a cosmic boundary. The only critter that belongs with a cosmic boundary is the religious Agnus Dei.
There were various medieval representations of the Agnus Dei. Sometimes inside a cosmic boundary, less often shown with blood. The blood always remains inside the cosmic boundary, with one exception [BNF Fr. 13096 f. 18] where it is outside. The Apocalypse of S Jean was an old text in the Burgundian library. The same structure, with the droplets outside the cosmic boundary, is replicated in the VMs.
It has also been long said that the critter might be interpreted as a representation of the Golden Fleece. The resemblance is ambiguous, but the potential reference is clearly to Burgundy and the Valois era. And also, this sort of ambiguous substitution is the same tricky technique that is seen in the VMs mermaid, where the substitution of mythical Melusine of Luxembourg is also connected to the Valois descendants.
The illustrations can be ambiguous. The history is obscure. Yet the connections are valid and they are compatible. There is a clear indication of relevance with the C-14 dates. There is a particular version of much historical information present (scattered and disguised) in the VMs illustrations.
More to the point. In another 'dream', she received a ring from Saint John, and when she awoke, she had a real ring. In addition to the mystical ring, it is also part of her story, that she received a special cross.
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The ring is a ring, not a mirror. A ring could be any ring. A cross could be any cross. But a ring and a cross taken together present a much more limited set of potential interpretations. This is how the VMs reveals its information; it is through the pairing and the combination of interpretations of the artist's known environment. A blue striped tub and a red galero on a single nymph is not accidental - and neither is this.
Colette was supported by the rulers of Burgundy - Margaret of Bavaria (d. 1424), wife of Jean (John) the Fearless (d. 1419). Colette then was assisted by Marie, Duchess of Auvergne (d. 1434), who was one of two surviving daughters of Jean, Duke of Berry (d. 1416). It was the thrice-married Marie who inherited BNF Fr. 565, which has been tied to the VMS cosmos. Here, again, it is the combination of the historical data that limits the range of possibilities to a person possessing both pieces of information.
Colette continued to be supported as well by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy and his third wife Isabell of Portugal [m. 1430]
But wait, there's more. Right below the "sleeping" nymph is the VMs "Critter" - the 'Infamous Armadillo' or whatever. And again, it is not the identity of the critter itself, it is the combination of historical interpretations when the critter is interpreted in combination with the NEBULY line. The nebuly line is a cloud band and a cloud band is a cosmic boundary. The only critter that belongs with a cosmic boundary is the religious Agnus Dei.
There were various medieval representations of the Agnus Dei. Sometimes inside a cosmic boundary, less often shown with blood. The blood always remains inside the cosmic boundary, with one exception [BNF Fr. 13096 f. 18] where it is outside. The Apocalypse of S Jean was an old text in the Burgundian library. The same structure, with the droplets outside the cosmic boundary, is replicated in the VMs.
It has also been long said that the critter might be interpreted as a representation of the Golden Fleece. The resemblance is ambiguous, but the potential reference is clearly to Burgundy and the Valois era. And also, this sort of ambiguous substitution is the same tricky technique that is seen in the VMs mermaid, where the substitution of mythical Melusine of Luxembourg is also connected to the Valois descendants.
The illustrations can be ambiguous. The history is obscure. Yet the connections are valid and they are compatible. There is a clear indication of relevance with the C-14 dates. There is a particular version of much historical information present (scattered and disguised) in the VMs illustrations.
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