How do you know it's not a hierarchy situation? Particularly on You are not allowed to view links.
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Heaven as nine spheres...here is another coincidence. What if you took the nine spheres and laid them out as a square? Or perhaps a pyramid shape, with the central sphere higher than the others.
And what if the center had 6 towers on it...
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Empyrean Heaven, the dwelling place of God.
It also evokes the zodiac section of the vms somewhat.
By the same artist: (Giovanni de Paolo)
I found this interesting, from wiki:
He may have been in contact with Franco-Flemish iluminators, who had been in Siena during Giovanni's early years. It seems their Northern influence may have rubbed off on Giovanni because his landscaoes resemble those in the famous paintings by the Limbourg brothers; Tres Riches Heures.
Also this page of Dante shows similarities with drawings found in copies of Dati or Sacrobosco. It shows that people may have seen some of these images outside the main original sources. Some of these have similarities with the star section of the vms as well.
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