06-01-2025, 05:04 AM
Certain elements of the design do look similar, but there are not that many different ways of combining angular and circular elements. Overall, Wölfl's designs are in what I'd call free flow whimsical style, while VMS designs look certainly preplanned and there is not a trace of horror vacui in VMS, I'd say the opposite is true. Especially in the herbal section the author is not bothered by leaving large parts of the page empty, which I think is one part of the appeal of VMS imagery at least for me. It's very symmetrical and regular for some drawings and charts, but also can be very asymmetrical for the others.