15-08-2016, 08:51 AM
Well,
arguing that a drawing in a 15t Century MS, and a mosaic from the 2nd century AD are copies of the same source
is a huge stretch, so perhaps not many people are that convinced, or simply don't find any particular comment to add.
For me, the statements from a well-know expert in zodiac iconography:
"The signs of the Zodiac do not present problems - they are simply not of the Arateia type but were modernized.
[...]
The genre scenes, eg. Aries eating a bush, suggest that the signs were redrawn from a calendar. "
are far more convincing.
arguing that a drawing in a 15t Century MS, and a mosaic from the 2nd century AD are copies of the same source
is a huge stretch, so perhaps not many people are that convinced, or simply don't find any particular comment to add.
For me, the statements from a well-know expert in zodiac iconography:
"The signs of the Zodiac do not present problems - they are simply not of the Arateia type but were modernized.
[...]
The genre scenes, eg. Aries eating a bush, suggest that the signs were redrawn from a calendar. "
are far more convincing.