[split] f68r1 - circles with moon, sun and stars/planets

[Koen G]

It was a very old manuscript, from 4th or 5th century. It's possible for me that dogmas weren't that strong at that time and some or quite a lot of pagan imagery leaked into it.

*remained in it
You're right, that's what we often see with these things. Without having studied this in extreme detail, my impression is that as the Middle Ages progressed, artists preferred a more neutral smiley face sun, and we've seen one manuscript where the "pagan" forms were erased. Of course, with transmission being the way it is, there must have been pagan forms that kept being disseminated in certain contexts - this may be the case with Sol personifications in these circular representations. Maybe Eggy's collection will shed some more light on this soon?