09-03-2026, 11:37 AM
I will also repeat what I said several times- like many others I believe that Quire13 was inspired by some version of De Balneis Puteolanis
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The trick is that VM author wasn't simply copying pictures but reworking them and using as his inspiration.
I made some comparison for mentioned You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. :
In De Balneis you will find both arches and columns looking like the pipes from You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. and people laying under blankets.
By the way, we don't know the exact copy of De Balneis and exact pictures he was possibly using. It probably doesn't exist anyway. Remember that only about 10% of manuscripts survived.
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The trick is that VM author wasn't simply copying pictures but reworking them and using as his inspiration.
I made some comparison for mentioned You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. :
In De Balneis you will find both arches and columns looking like the pipes from You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. and people laying under blankets.
By the way, we don't know the exact copy of De Balneis and exact pictures he was possibly using. It probably doesn't exist anyway. Remember that only about 10% of manuscripts survived.