16-08-2026, 08:44 AM
I do not deny that the author of f68v3 might have drawn inspiration from the Armenian manuscript, yet without the computational complexity of this codex. Simply because the spirals and helical motion convey the sense of celestial movement.
The cosmic boundary, as you call it, is not an abstract, empty boundary. It is precisely where the stars are located, as if pinned there. It is simply the sphere of the fixed stars of the medieval universe. The fact that we see the stars scattered in the illustrations does not mean they are just anywhere. The medieval universe is ordered and concentric.
The cosmic boundary, as you call it, is not an abstract, empty boundary. It is precisely where the stars are located, as if pinned there. It is simply the sphere of the fixed stars of the medieval universe. The fact that we see the stars scattered in the illustrations does not mean they are just anywhere. The medieval universe is ordered and concentric.