Did they make a 'hoax'? What they made was a book. Is the written content contemporary with the parchment C-14? Yeah, probably. A determination of chronological dating from certain illustrations reveals a familiarity with information and events of first half of the 15th C. So, it seems likely to be a C-14 contemporary creation. The VMs cosmos, the sleeves and the hat are all part of that era.
There are, however, a few unresolved issues in the art department. One involves the VMs Zodiac sequence and the potential use of heraldic hatching lines in the patterns on some of the tubs of the nymphs on the Pisces and Aries pages. Perta Sancta was c. 1600. Was the VMs artist precocious?
The astronomical investigation regarding the Leipzig cosmos seems to date to the 1490s. And where does Shirakatsi's wheel come from - besides Armenia? Not everything fits together so well, that all problems are resolved.
Would a post-1600 "copy" of a c. 1430 alchemical herbal be of interest to anyone?
There are, however, a few unresolved issues in the art department. One involves the VMs Zodiac sequence and the potential use of heraldic hatching lines in the patterns on some of the tubs of the nymphs on the Pisces and Aries pages. Perta Sancta was c. 1600. Was the VMs artist precocious?
The astronomical investigation regarding the Leipzig cosmos seems to date to the 1490s. And where does Shirakatsi's wheel come from - besides Armenia? Not everything fits together so well, that all problems are resolved.
Would a post-1600 "copy" of a c. 1430 alchemical herbal be of interest to anyone?