Re: VMs: Libra

[Dennis <tsalagi@xxxxxxxx>]

Nick Pelling wrote:
> 
> of the two fishes. To my eyes, this looks like the central emblem was
> deliberately drawn at the same time as the circles, nymphs, and labels. I
> also think that the same (rough) hand drew all the central emblems in the
> zodiac section - I believe that they share a consistency of style (though I
> can't prove this).

	This sounds reasonable.  I think someone had raised
this question.

> However, the zodiac month-names look (to me) like they were written in a
> different hand, with a different quill, with a different ink consistency -
> almost certainly by a different person, in a different place and at a
> different (later) time. Logically, would it make much sense to write 200+
> pages in code and then add in the month names in your local vernacular?
> ...probably not. :-o

	I may have been thinking of this, but I'm pretty sure
someone 
had raised the question of the emblems themselves.  Can
any of our old-timers
add to this?

Dennis
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