f82v: those rainbows

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Linda,

...what are we to make of the fact that the VMs rainbows are vacant?

I think it's consistent with the humanist movement to remove the deity from the vehicle.... [deleted for brevity]

Maybe it's a hint at the movement to which our scribe belongs?

I keep going back and forth between wondering if it's humanist or Pagan. The nymphs and all the water certainly smack of Paganism.

Of note is the Ghibelline merlons on the rosettes page. If they are not intended as landmarks, then they may symbolically represent the anti-papists (those in support of the Holy Roman empire or those who were simply against he power of the Pope or perhaps religion in general). The Guelphs supported the Pope.