Re: Wolkenband...?

[Nick Pelling <incoming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi everyone,

> http://www.ehabitat.demon.co.uk/vms/letter-050.html
>
> Can anybody please enlighten me as to what a "Wolkenband" is, and/or where 
> any such can be found in the VMS?

OK, a Wolkenband (thanks Claus) is a chain of clouds, and Newbold Plate XXI 
is f68v3 - the "andromeda galaxy" picture. So: the wiggly/snaky/loopy thing 
that delimits the edge of the "galaxy", with the 21 (make that 20) stars 
inside is the Wolkenband that Erla Rosakiewicz was talking about in 1945.

The interesting thing (to me) is that the VMS Wolkenband can be viewed 
either as if it's a raised surface, like a piece of wood with a jigsawed 
edge, or as a wiggly window into the night sky, either through a ceiling or 
through stylized clouds.

Does anyone know if this a typical Italian XV century Wolkenband or not?

Cheers, .....Nick Pelling.....