28-05-2026, 11:39 AM
(28-05-2026, 11:11 AM)Radim Dobeš wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.And to the question why 29 is the answer lunar month, and to the question why 30 is the answer solar month. Each diagram shows something different.
But why does only one of the diagrams have 29 nymphs, while the others have 30 each? And why do they have signs of the Western Zodiac drawn in the center?
Nevertheless, I find those images you posted fascinating, as they show an artistic and schematic tradition quite different from the Medieval European and even Arabic, Turkish, Persian, etc. See for example those images of Mary and baby Jesus sitting in pools with spouts. That the VMS Scribe may have drawn "inspiration" from Ethiopian books (besides the European ones that have been identified) is an intriguing possibility... Thank you for that!
All the best, --stolfi


