A random rant about the VMS

[nablator]

The astronomer in the picture presumably is Oresme, and the king is king of France (I think I see a fleur-de-lys in that picture, but I may be hallucinating).

Yes. Nicole Oresme presenting his translation [of Aristoteles' book] to King Charles V (The Heaven and the World, Book I)

f. 23 : Nicole Oresme remettant sa traduction au roi Charles V (Du ciel et du monde, Livre I)

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That "T-O map" in the painting is funny: instead of Europe, Asia, and Oceania it shows sea, countryside, and ... and ... beuh... pea soup with pappardelle? (Sorry, I haven't had breakfast yet...)

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