@Jorge: FYI the Oresme investigation dates back to 2014. Not that recent, IMO.
I have to object to your "Stupid Artist" Hypothesis. In the 'Oresme' version [BNF Fr. 565], the inverted T-O Earth is represented pictorially, and the lower half is water. Whereas, in the VMs the lower portion contains a vord segment. Are you implying that the VMs artist did not recognize or know how to draw water??
Writing out a potential sentence is not a failure to draw water. It is a change from pictorial communication to linguistic communication: a code shift.
Presuming that the VMs artist misunderstood so much is a potential misinterpretation of intentional alteration and artistic parody. The VMs cosmos is a great example.
I have to object to your "Stupid Artist" Hypothesis. In the 'Oresme' version [BNF Fr. 565], the inverted T-O Earth is represented pictorially, and the lower half is water. Whereas, in the VMs the lower portion contains a vord segment. Are you implying that the VMs artist did not recognize or know how to draw water??
Writing out a potential sentence is not a failure to draw water. It is a change from pictorial communication to linguistic communication: a code shift.
Presuming that the VMs artist misunderstood so much is a potential misinterpretation of intentional alteration and artistic parody. The VMs cosmos is a great example.