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I only had a quick glance so far, but my impression is:
* Interesting? Very.
* Relevant? Likely.
* Direct source for VM? Probably not this very MS.
I agree with Ed's post above: there is some nice stuff in there, but a lot is quite different, like the animals. The mermaid with two fish is a well-established type which the VM clearly does not follow, its "mermaid" is someone in side profile stepping out of the fish mouth. Well spotted on the leg split though!
The plants are, at first glance, recognizable and often almost naturalistic. Very well-behaved.
For the VM crossbowman, I would most likely expect him to come from an astrological series, since the VM artist clearly had access to examples of the whole Zodiac. Like this guy here: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. . I agree that the fashion is quite similar, which we owe in part to this MS being from the early 15th century.
Fashion during the international gothic period was not as region-bound as people often think. Have a look around on the earliest of the Devonshire Hunting tapestries, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.. No bows here, unfortunately - the preferred method of killing these creatures was to use a long pike with a crossbar right beneath the point - lots of stopping power. Lots of "pleated skirts" though, as well as (better) bagpipe sleeves and hats with long tails.
I only had a quick glance so far, but my impression is:
* Interesting? Very.
* Relevant? Likely.
* Direct source for VM? Probably not this very MS.
I agree with Ed's post above: there is some nice stuff in there, but a lot is quite different, like the animals. The mermaid with two fish is a well-established type which the VM clearly does not follow, its "mermaid" is someone in side profile stepping out of the fish mouth. Well spotted on the leg split though!
The plants are, at first glance, recognizable and often almost naturalistic. Very well-behaved.
For the VM crossbowman, I would most likely expect him to come from an astrological series, since the VM artist clearly had access to examples of the whole Zodiac. Like this guy here: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. . I agree that the fashion is quite similar, which we owe in part to this MS being from the early 15th century.
Fashion during the international gothic period was not as region-bound as people often think. Have a look around on the earliest of the Devonshire Hunting tapestries, You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.. No bows here, unfortunately - the preferred method of killing these creatures was to use a long pike with a crossbar right beneath the point - lots of stopping power. Lots of "pleated skirts" though, as well as (better) bagpipe sleeves and hats with long tails.
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