03-05-2026, 05:19 PM
(03-05-2026, 03:32 PM)DG97EEB wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.How do you know these aren't contemporaneous? We don't know the production date of VMS. The one I linked to above says mid 15th century..I was referring to Palatino 766. We know Taccola completed it on Jan 13th 1433, working on it mostly in 1432. None of the Sfera copies listed clearly pre-date Palatino 766. But I doubt Taccola, who was known to extensively copy from other sources like Kyeser invented the star-sun. And keep in mind that Palatino 766 is thought to have disappeared soon after it was completed and wasn't widely copied. So I doubt it was the source for Sfera copies. So likely there was an earlier source that inspired both. It would be great if we could pinpoint where and when this design popped up. So far I have not seen one clearly pre-dating 1433. I agree it's likely Tuscan.