31-12-2024, 08:50 PM
[quote="ReneZ" pid='63104' dateline='1735610472']
[quote='asteckley' pid='63094' dateline='1735576953']
The comos illustration is not at all unique to the MS.
[/quote,
Could you say something more specific? The original subjects of the cosmic comparison were just three, and none have been added. If we are trying to stay on the early side of 1450, then we are looking at the VMs, BNF Fr. 565, and Harley 334.
What other sources have represented the medieval cosmos with such a simplified, visual structure? All the planetary spheres and the various levels of heaven are gone. The cosmos is reduced to three parts: the Earth, the stars, and the cosmic boundary. It may not be unique, but prior to 1450, both historical examples originate in Paris.
What else is relevant?
[quote='asteckley' pid='63094' dateline='1735576953']
The comos illustration is not at all unique to the MS.
[/quote,
Could you say something more specific? The original subjects of the cosmic comparison were just three, and none have been added. If we are trying to stay on the early side of 1450, then we are looking at the VMs, BNF Fr. 565, and Harley 334.
What other sources have represented the medieval cosmos with such a simplified, visual structure? All the planetary spheres and the various levels of heaven are gone. The cosmos is reduced to three parts: the Earth, the stars, and the cosmic boundary. It may not be unique, but prior to 1450, both historical examples originate in Paris.
What else is relevant?