Scientific Progress

[ReneZ]

Hypothesis: Heraldry: Potential heraldic communication in the VMs.

Evidence: The tub patterns from the initial pages of the VMs Zodiac sequence.

Evidence: The definitions and rules of medieval heraldry relevant to the VMs C-14 dating.

Conclusion:     <This part intentionally left blank - to see if someone has something to say.>

The following does not just apply to heraldic matches, but also to plant matches in the herbal section of the MS.

Given that one can see many dozens of heraldic-like patterns in the full zodiac section of the MS, and over a hundred plants in the herbal section;
and also given that there exist probably over a hundred historical heraldic patters, and certainly many hundreds of medieval plant drawings in existing illustrated herbals;

how can one be sure that one heraldic match, or two or three plant matches, are not just an inevitable consequence of chance?

This is not a rhetoric question. I do not know the answer. I do not wish to imply that we are definitly talking about just chance here.

One can say much more about both topics, but I just want to leave it with this question for now.