Other criteria. Yes, indeed. Independent confirmations. Supplementary sources.
Gloriously and magnificently ambiguous as it is, the Nine Rosettes is only one page. How does an explanation of this vast illustration explain any other parts of the VMs? Do other parts of the VMs support the proposed interpretation?
The cosmic comparison, based on the illustrations from BNF Fr 565 and Harley 334, shows that the use of a highly atypical cosmic structure occurred in Paris in these two historical manuscripts in the early to mid-15th C. The VMs cosmos shares the 43 undulations of BNF and the VMs also shares the mermaid plus four companions of Harley.
Behind both the ownership of the BNF and the mythical, ancestral source as Melusine of Luxembourg, there is a Valois connection. There was a Valois connection to Christine de Pizan. There is a Valois connection to the Order of the Golden Fleece. There is a Valois connection to the image of the Agnus Dei found in BNF Fr. 13096. It appears that the VMs artist was able to incorporate these Valois connections into certain VMs illustrations. These separate investigations have revealed the extent of the artist's knowledge of this one historical aspect.
Gloriously and magnificently ambiguous as it is, the Nine Rosettes is only one page. How does an explanation of this vast illustration explain any other parts of the VMs? Do other parts of the VMs support the proposed interpretation?
The cosmic comparison, based on the illustrations from BNF Fr 565 and Harley 334, shows that the use of a highly atypical cosmic structure occurred in Paris in these two historical manuscripts in the early to mid-15th C. The VMs cosmos shares the 43 undulations of BNF and the VMs also shares the mermaid plus four companions of Harley.
Behind both the ownership of the BNF and the mythical, ancestral source as Melusine of Luxembourg, there is a Valois connection. There was a Valois connection to Christine de Pizan. There is a Valois connection to the Order of the Golden Fleece. There is a Valois connection to the image of the Agnus Dei found in BNF Fr. 13096. It appears that the VMs artist was able to incorporate these Valois connections into certain VMs illustrations. These separate investigations have revealed the extent of the artist's knowledge of this one historical aspect.