Influence of Parisian Sources

[R. Sale]

The Oresme manuscript, as I understand it, was made in Paris, c. 1410, for the Valois Duke, Jean de Berry, an avid bibliophile. The proposed mythos that there were multiple replications is unfounded. With more than a decade of opportunity, no better comparison has been found. The second-best example is the later copy of de Metz, Harley 334. However, it is unlike any of his other "works". And it differs from the Oresme illustration primarily by having a cosmic boundary that only consists of plain lines - no ornate wolkenbands. The appearance and structure of these cosmic representations reflect a specific, simplified model provided by the Parisian artists, not something that originated with the historical authors.

In the VMs cosmos, the artist has maintained the structure and decisively altered the appearance as much as possible. Disguise is part of the VMs puzzle. Disguise is not the result of incompetent bungling; it is the product of intentional deception.

It turns out that there is some sort of 43-year lunar cycle. AI confirms my hallucinations. So, perhaps the number 43 didn't (or did) fall out of thin air after all. Every good medieval astrologer would have known about it.