Re: VMs: Real Monks prefer blondes?

[LUIS VELEZ <legal1@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Monday, May 26, 2003, at 10:45  PM, GC wrote:

> I've been very interested in the clothing worn by the ladies in
> the VMS, and also some of the head gear.  One of the things I find
> even more interesting is the hair color.
> ....
>
> Any ideas on why this would be in an Italian manuscript?

I've seen a couple of French ms that show that typical VMS cartoonesque 
facial feature where a sort of "S" becomes nose and eyebrow. Depictions 
of fair headed maidens were not unusual, either. This would come in 
line with the use of crayfish for Cancer, until now more commonly used 
in old French astrological ms. Perhaps then, Italian with a dash of 
French influence? Of course, the French could have picked these up from 
other sources, just to make our lives more complicated. If anyone 
should come across with samples of similar design, please post them. 
Thanks,

Luis
between Caracas and Cleveland

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