Re: VMs: Rotae, VMS-glyphs, Opicinus and Friedman - on line now

[Nick Pelling <incoming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi everyone,

At 08:05 06/02/2004 +0100, Petr Kazil wrote:
> I have put up a *temporary mirror* of an article on Rotae and Circular
> diagrams here (1,8Mb).
> I think this is a "must read" document. If you're interested I'll try to get
> *all* the pages of this chapter. Now I've only copied the pages with the
> pictures.
> http://www.xs4all.nl/~kazil/Rotae_And_Circular_Diagrams.pdf

This is definitely a *must read* document: I've seen many of the diagrams 
separately, but this brings them together into a single coherent account - 
*highly recommended*. Thanks Petr! :-)

> I've put up a very good treatise (in German) on Opicinus de Canistris. This
> is a well documented person who made an original "freak" document on his
> own. He may be interesting to get a better profile of the VMS-author:
> http://www.xs4all.nl/~kazil/opicinus.pdf (2.3 M)

BTW, "Atlante Storico di Milano, Citta di Lombardia" by Virgilio Vercelloni 
also includes a circular map of Lombardy by Opicinus de Canistris(page 27). 
The reference given is:-

        Opicinus de Canistris, la Lombardia, da <<De Laudibus
        Civitatis Ticinensis>>, c[irc]a 1320, disegno manoscritto,
        mm. 397x345. Roma Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana.

Perhaps 100 years too early, but he's still definitely a contender. :-)

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


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