Eggy: that works for the attribute, let's lock that in for now.
Now for the other things. Let's have a look at this Virgo, which I believe to be a closely related type: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
I personally do not buy the "she's standing on the moon" angle. See how the garment trails and even curves up a bit. Add to that a bit of weird Voynich body proportions and you have all you need to recreate the VM Virgo's flaring dress.
Also notice how the wreath of blue flowers is not so different from the round hat. We'll have to think about how to score this.
Here are some categories I'd certainly include as binary 0-1, because they are standalone variables
Now here is the same Virgo in the same MS, only now with a red dress and facing the other direction. So one could wonder how important the facing direction is. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
The sleeves of the overgarment are very flexible depending on place and especially time, and thus can be a very strong indicator. I would use a gradient here:
0: outer garment has tight sleeves
0.5: wide opening at shoulder/upper arm level
1: very wide sleeves at wrist/forearm level
2: ...with dagged edges
I don't know yet what the best way would be to score the headgear, nor the relation upper garment/ lower garment/ neck line....
Now for the other things. Let's have a look at this Virgo, which I believe to be a closely related type: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
I personally do not buy the "she's standing on the moon" angle. See how the garment trails and even curves up a bit. Add to that a bit of weird Voynich body proportions and you have all you need to recreate the VM Virgo's flaring dress.
Also notice how the wreath of blue flowers is not so different from the round hat. We'll have to think about how to score this.
Here are some categories I'd certainly include as binary 0-1, because they are standalone variables
- wingless (this word is more intuitive to categorize as "yes/no" than "no wings)
- blue dress
- dress trails behind figure
- short hair
- (meadowy) terrain
- both hands point forward
- facing left
Now here is the same Virgo in the same MS, only now with a red dress and facing the other direction. So one could wonder how important the facing direction is. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
The sleeves of the overgarment are very flexible depending on place and especially time, and thus can be a very strong indicator. I would use a gradient here:
0: outer garment has tight sleeves
0.5: wide opening at shoulder/upper arm level
1: very wide sleeves at wrist/forearm level
2: ...with dagged edges
I don't know yet what the best way would be to score the headgear, nor the relation upper garment/ lower garment/ neck line....


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