27-07-2024, 07:17 PM
We might be into apples and oranges here. Or perhaps they are melons. Also, I limit my comments to the artistic aspects of the VMs, not to the linguistic side.
You say 'compatible hypotheses' where I used 'compatible investigations.' Here, I would see hypotheses more like suggestions or lines of potential inquiry. And while "investigation" may include such speculation, it may also include various, previous results which show potential validity. One such investigation was VMs cosmos and the pathway that led from Newbold's Andromeda to a far more viable comparison with the Parisian cosmic representations of BNF Fr 565 and Harley 334. The particular details of this cosmic structure are not tied to the authors of the texts, but instead to the artists.
The VMs cosmos matches the distinctive cosmic structure despite the significant differences in its visual appearance. The details can be examined; the evidence exists. The evidence has its provenance.
This applies to the second investigation into the fashion of medieval clothing, regarding baggy sleeves with tight cuffs. The provenance is roughly limited to the 1420s in French, Swiss, Burgundian and other areas.
I make no hypothesis. These are not my investigations. Yet it is clear to see that these examples involve the same geographic area in the relevant time period (1400-1450). They are compatible, along with Melusine and other investigative results. And as such they lend "some" reinforcement to each other. Given the ambiguity in the VMs, there is no clear 'yes' or 'no'. Direction is indicated by the number and the nature of the evidence. The evidence tells us some of the things that were known to the artist, despite some intentional duality and disguise.
In contrast, other investigations, like Cathars and Aztecs, are pretty much incompatible.
You say 'compatible hypotheses' where I used 'compatible investigations.' Here, I would see hypotheses more like suggestions or lines of potential inquiry. And while "investigation" may include such speculation, it may also include various, previous results which show potential validity. One such investigation was VMs cosmos and the pathway that led from Newbold's Andromeda to a far more viable comparison with the Parisian cosmic representations of BNF Fr 565 and Harley 334. The particular details of this cosmic structure are not tied to the authors of the texts, but instead to the artists.
The VMs cosmos matches the distinctive cosmic structure despite the significant differences in its visual appearance. The details can be examined; the evidence exists. The evidence has its provenance.
This applies to the second investigation into the fashion of medieval clothing, regarding baggy sleeves with tight cuffs. The provenance is roughly limited to the 1420s in French, Swiss, Burgundian and other areas.
I make no hypothesis. These are not my investigations. Yet it is clear to see that these examples involve the same geographic area in the relevant time period (1400-1450). They are compatible, along with Melusine and other investigative results. And as such they lend "some" reinforcement to each other. Given the ambiguity in the VMs, there is no clear 'yes' or 'no'. Direction is indicated by the number and the nature of the evidence. The evidence tells us some of the things that were known to the artist, despite some intentional duality and disguise.
In contrast, other investigations, like Cathars and Aztecs, are pretty much incompatible.