07-10-2026, 07:17 PM
(This post was last modified: 07-10-2026, 07:31 PM by JustAnotherTheory.)
So, if the VMS Q13 was indeed inspired by Pal. 766, and knowing that Taccola finished Pal. 766 in 1433, with the famous sun face illustration on the very last page, that means that the VMS was created no earlier than 1433.
On the other hand, if the VMS was inspired by a copy of Pal. 766, then the VMS was created even later than that.
This seems to give a lower bound for the creation of the VMS, unless both the aforementioned VMS and Pal. 766 illustrations share common imagery from an earlier common source, for which no evidence exists today.
Therefore, based on the evidence we have today, it is reasonable to say: the VMS was created in or after 1433.
On the other hand, if the VMS was inspired by a copy of Pal. 766, then the VMS was created even later than that.
This seems to give a lower bound for the creation of the VMS, unless both the aforementioned VMS and Pal. 766 illustrations share common imagery from an earlier common source, for which no evidence exists today.
Therefore, based on the evidence we have today, it is reasonable to say: the VMS was created in or after 1433.