Well, there is clearly 'something' going on here. The trick with the little faces, and the obfuscated letters is proof of that. And it adds another example to the growing set of VMs images with good probabilities for religious interpretations.
It can only be that this is a four-way interpretation, not triangular. There are the two little representations of the sun. And then the two others. Are they Earths or are they moons? Could the Earth be in the center?
I would question somewhat the VMs artist's knowledge of "science" as it was presented in the Middle Ages. The use of the inverted T-O model with 43 undulations as shared by the Oresme cosmic image [BNF FR. 565] is far from the current "knowledge" of the time. In addition, the parts of the VMs image have been manipulated and the whole thing then stuffed inside of Shirakatsi's wheel. This is not a sincere attempt at accurate science on the part of the VMs artist. This is trickery.
So, the problem here is, is this trickery? Or is this something that needs further investigation in hope of yielding greater insights? Or is 'rho-chi' enough by itself and the rest is a distraction? Does the number of visual hints at the VMs 'religiosity' imply that any 'scientific' illustrations in the VMs might be idiosyncratic or simply weak in their understanding of the contemporary view of early 15th Century, medieval science?
It can only be that this is a four-way interpretation, not triangular. There are the two little representations of the sun. And then the two others. Are they Earths or are they moons? Could the Earth be in the center?
I would question somewhat the VMs artist's knowledge of "science" as it was presented in the Middle Ages. The use of the inverted T-O model with 43 undulations as shared by the Oresme cosmic image [BNF FR. 565] is far from the current "knowledge" of the time. In addition, the parts of the VMs image have been manipulated and the whole thing then stuffed inside of Shirakatsi's wheel. This is not a sincere attempt at accurate science on the part of the VMs artist. This is trickery.
So, the problem here is, is this trickery? Or is this something that needs further investigation in hope of yielding greater insights? Or is 'rho-chi' enough by itself and the rest is a distraction? Does the number of visual hints at the VMs 'religiosity' imply that any 'scientific' illustrations in the VMs might be idiosyncratic or simply weak in their understanding of the contemporary view of early 15th Century, medieval science?