29-05-2024, 08:21 PM
As an update to this discussion of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. costmary, there is an alternate interpretation to the eagle hypothesis. If the roots / wings represented are to be interpreted as wings, then the representation is that of a heraldic vol. A vol is defined as a pair of outstretched wings with *no* bird parts in between. No head, no two heads, no feet, no tail. It is uncommon as an old heraldic charge, but it exists.
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Whose wings are they - an eagle or an angel? If wings are just wings, it's hard to say - based on the wings alone. However, if the plant on this page is identified as costmary, aka 'the herb of the virgin,' and if the wings belong to Saint Michael, as psychopomp, that shifts the interpretation of this image to a whole other level. The idea of a botanical bestiary was suggested earlier.
Is Novara still to be considered as the only model?
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Whose wings are they - an eagle or an angel? If wings are just wings, it's hard to say - based on the wings alone. However, if the plant on this page is identified as costmary, aka 'the herb of the virgin,' and if the wings belong to Saint Michael, as psychopomp, that shifts the interpretation of this image to a whole other level. The idea of a botanical bestiary was suggested earlier.
Is Novara still to be considered as the only model?