12-09-2016, 01:49 AM
Diane,
Am I willing to hold my theories up to the sunlight? You bet. My VMs investigations of several years have been focused on medieval heraldry, which I notice didn't make your list of influential factors. I think there is more heraldry to be found in the VMs Zodiac illustrations (Pisces & Aries) than meets the eye of the general historical investigator. However I would also say this. The purpose behind the construction of these VMs illustrations is not to provide instruction and elucidation for the uninformed. Rather the intent is to disguise and dissemble things that would otherwise have been known and recognized by the illustrator and her/his peers.
The primary example of this involves the interpretation of the two blue-striped patterns on the tubs in the upper left quarter of VMs f71r. What is the direction in which these striped patterns are oriented? Following the dominant radial nature of the illustration, the orientation of these two tub patterns will be given one set of interpretations. But with the radial influences eliminated, another interpretation emerges. This is the path to follow - for those who know the historical origins of the Roman Catholic tradition of the red galero. It is a path of interpretation in which the structure and content of these illustrations provides multiple confirmations of the identity of these representations. It is also an indication that some of the trickery is intentional, while other difficulties arise from the use of elements that have become obscure or have been altered subsequently.
Where would you like to start?
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Am I willing to hold my theories up to the sunlight? You bet. My VMs investigations of several years have been focused on medieval heraldry, which I notice didn't make your list of influential factors. I think there is more heraldry to be found in the VMs Zodiac illustrations (Pisces & Aries) than meets the eye of the general historical investigator. However I would also say this. The purpose behind the construction of these VMs illustrations is not to provide instruction and elucidation for the uninformed. Rather the intent is to disguise and dissemble things that would otherwise have been known and recognized by the illustrator and her/his peers.
The primary example of this involves the interpretation of the two blue-striped patterns on the tubs in the upper left quarter of VMs f71r. What is the direction in which these striped patterns are oriented? Following the dominant radial nature of the illustration, the orientation of these two tub patterns will be given one set of interpretations. But with the radial influences eliminated, another interpretation emerges. This is the path to follow - for those who know the historical origins of the Roman Catholic tradition of the red galero. It is a path of interpretation in which the structure and content of these illustrations provides multiple confirmations of the identity of these representations. It is also an indication that some of the trickery is intentional, while other difficulties arise from the use of elements that have become obscure or have been altered subsequently.
Where would you like to start?
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