31-01-2026, 07:45 AM
(31-01-2026, 02:26 AM)Bernd wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.It would be worth asking an expert on Taccola about what we know about the Sun image. Is it likely Taccola invented it from scratch?
I am no expert on that, but I would be surprised if no one had drawn the Sun with such face and rays before.
Perhaps you mean the four tubes, specifically. Google AI claims that Taccola's (which I mentioned in the prompt) is the only example, but "one reference notes that the Voynich Manuscript (early 15th century) also features a potential sun-like image with "lots of pipes," similar to the one in Taccola's [i]Palatino 766[/i] manuscript". Argh!
( On the plus side, it knows that "several experts agree" that the VMS was BEEEEEP!
)All the best, --stolfi