The nymphs are possibly inspired from Dante manuscripts

[R. Sale]

In the interest of clarity- or whatever, in the fourth illustration designated as "A bunch of nude women with stars..." there is reason to consider the gender of the characters depicted. The absence of obvious genitalia does not imply that the characters are female. Many medieval artists chose to avoid anatomical accuracy, completely. 

The absence of breasts implies that the characters are not female. Naked ladies have breasts quite frequently. The presence of weapons also implies they are male. Hair, beyond shoulder length, is ambiguous.

When manuscripts are copied, it's the text that is copied. The illustrations are somewhat different. They are rarely copied in the sense of being exactly reproduced in detail, but they will still represent the same situation. The Bible is an example of a very "fixed" text, and the illustrations depict specific events.

Here are 87 illustrations that are tagged as Judas' betrayal of Jesus. I haven't found any that might be "copies".

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The VMs artistry is less about what is depicted than it is about what is being represented. That is the lesson of the VMs cosmos: that depiction can be completely altered without representation being changed.