Let's rate some bulls

[R. Sale]

A major aspect here is to find the best manuscript match for the bulls of VMs Taurus. Part of that is the interest to find the potential sources of inspiration for the VMs artist. The evidence so far is interesting in that it has largely separated itself into two categories: either before 1350 or after 1440. There are only a few examples in between. Where do the VMs influences come from? From after 1440?  Or from heraldry? Both lyre-shaped horns and the pizzle reveal potential heraldic influences.