22-11-2025, 08:01 AM
The attempt to identify the VMs critter is complicated by the ambiguity in the way the critter itself was drawn. Fortunately, there is more information in the other parts of the illustration. The nebuly lines are clear according to the definition. However, the third element, the vertical markings are difficult to interpret without further information.
If the nebuly lines represent a cosmic boundary, then the critter must be an animal that was compatible with a cosmic boundary, that limits the possibilities somewhat, with Agnus Dei illustrations being a good possibility. Among the images originally posted <by JKP> is the one from BNF Fr. 13096 f. 18. This image has the same three artistic elements in the same sequence: critter - cosmic boundary - droplets of blood. It explains what the vertical markings in the VMs drawing represent.
Going back to the critter itself to better understand its ambiguous appearance, it is an artistic fusion of an Agnus Dei lamb with a fleece-like influence from the Order of the Golden Fleece. Originally the order was based on the story of Jason and the Argonauts, but not too long afterwards the reference was changed <Christianized> to Gideon.
The VMs artist has been shown to maximize visual difference in an apparent attempt to thwart the "looks like" investigation. In the example of the VMs cosmic comparison, the pictorial Earth images of BNF Fr. 565 and Harley 334, have been replaced by a linguistic version. This has created total and absolute visual differentiation without necessarily changing the content represented. The VMs critter is similar. Judging by appearance, it's hard to identify. Judging by content and structure, it's the best interpretation we've got so far. It works as a whole and it is not anachronistic. If there's something better, what is it?
If the nebuly lines represent a cosmic boundary, then the critter must be an animal that was compatible with a cosmic boundary, that limits the possibilities somewhat, with Agnus Dei illustrations being a good possibility. Among the images originally posted <by JKP> is the one from BNF Fr. 13096 f. 18. This image has the same three artistic elements in the same sequence: critter - cosmic boundary - droplets of blood. It explains what the vertical markings in the VMs drawing represent.
Going back to the critter itself to better understand its ambiguous appearance, it is an artistic fusion of an Agnus Dei lamb with a fleece-like influence from the Order of the Golden Fleece. Originally the order was based on the story of Jason and the Argonauts, but not too long afterwards the reference was changed <Christianized> to Gideon.
The VMs artist has been shown to maximize visual difference in an apparent attempt to thwart the "looks like" investigation. In the example of the VMs cosmic comparison, the pictorial Earth images of BNF Fr. 565 and Harley 334, have been replaced by a linguistic version. This has created total and absolute visual differentiation without necessarily changing the content represented. The VMs critter is similar. Judging by appearance, it's hard to identify. Judging by content and structure, it's the best interpretation we've got so far. It works as a whole and it is not anachronistic. If there's something better, what is it?
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