Was the VMS artist a fan of Michael Scot?

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That said, I have never thought that the VM maker(s) were commoners. They had some degree of literacy and interest in making a manuscript. For me, this alone eliminates large sections of the populace.

Yes, I see it that way too. I would even say that in a medieval class-based society, the vast majority of the population could not be considered potential authors. The author needed skills, time, and money to even carry out a project like the VMS. That doesn’t leave too many groups of people who could be considered.