As with the lobsters, some of the bull's bizarre aspects seem to have originated in the various related traditions that based their stock of images on Valenciennes MS 320. (Cantimpre, De Natura Rerum) You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
Maerlant also based his images on the Cantimpre tradition, as did a number of Czech? Mss.
The VM Zodiac illustrations have been served with a different sauce though, and I still don't quite know which one. It's clearly closely related to several German and Alsatian sources, but I don't think it directly derives from any source we have found so far.
Maerlant also based his images on the Cantimpre tradition, as did a number of Czech? Mss.
The VM Zodiac illustrations have been served with a different sauce though, and I still don't quite know which one. It's clearly closely related to several German and Alsatian sources, but I don't think it directly derives from any source we have found so far.