R. Sale > 04-02-2021, 07:52 PM
Rene,
I like the idea of 'the mind (or minds) behind the VMs'. That is exactly what we seek to understand.
However the statement below is problematic.
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The observation that one (out of many) geometrical pattern on the Zodiac tubs matches one (out of many) heraldic pattern is not sufficient for me, to draw any conclusion"
This only reveals a lack of familiarity with the topic of heraldry or a failure to adequately examine the Pisces and Aries pages.
Alternating vertical stripes resemble a paly pattern. Horizontal stripes equate with a barry pattern, Diagonal stripes match a bendy pattern - both regular and sinister. Chevrons are clearly heraldic. Other patterns resemble a semy of roundels (circles) or a semy of annulets (rings). The scale-like patterns match the heraldic fur, papelonny. And there are examples that correspond to the representation of an engrailed chief. It is also true that examples of a single tincture are valid heraldic representations, a pattern called 'plain', the solid blue or green examples of You are not allowed to view links.
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Login to view. - and by extension, solid silver. [Silver = white; white = unpainted - but that's pushing it a bit.] Even the representation of the short red bar is an example of a fess couped.
It is true that some examples remain unidentified. My explanation is this. After the introduction of armorial heraldic patterns at the top of VMs Pisces, and confirming that connection with the chevron pattern at 3' o'clock, subsequent patterns become more ambiguous and undefined. The purpose of this is first to initiate the topic and then to introduce doubt and make it appear that the artist is not well acquainted with heraldic patterns, that similarities are coincidental, that continued investigation is not likely to be productive. In other words: "Nothing to see here, move along." Only after this, only if the investigator persists, can the papelonny pattern be discovered. The difficulty of this discover (the modern rediscovery) is further compounded by the omission of this traditional fur from many 'internet' references. The use and the placement of this pattern on Pisces and Dark Aries, is one of the hidden keys to the VMs. Hidden when the investigator is familiar with the elements being used, *a lot more hidden* when familiarity is absent. The papelonny patterns are positioned so that they correspond, in quadrant and in sphere, with the two blue-striped patterns of White Aries. The purpose of this construction is confirmed through heraldic canting of the terms 'pape' (pope) and 'papelonny'. The construction exists! It is either intentional or pointless. Even if it is pointless, the identification is further confirmed by other heraldic, hierarchical, and religious factors present in the illustration.
Seeing only one geometrical pattern is just the start.