VMs: Re: Dating the VM: Preliminary results

["Jeff" <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nice work! I believe this could be a breakthrough if true. I think that the
dates might be a little out though. The place I can accept. Keep up the good
work.

Jeff


----- Original Message -----
From: <elvogt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: 14 February 2004 10:48
Subject: VMs: Dating the VM: Preliminary results


>
> Hello everyone,
>
> Some time ago I embarked on a mission to date the VM based on the clothing
and
> apparel of several of the characters depicted therein. Last night I
finally was
> smart enough to call upon help from a friend of mine who is way more
> knowledgeable in medieval costume history than myself. It turned out quite
fun
> to discuss the topic over the phone, while we both were scanning the
internet
> resources at the same time...
>
> My friend (not previously acquainted with the VM) could readily identify
most
> of the dresses (even the pancake headgear some of the nymphs on the Taurus
> zodiac page are wearing -- I was stunned when she sent me a painting of
one of
> those...), and they seem to form a consistent picture for the most part.
>
> And the answer is... Kazakhstan, 1920s.
>
> No, just kidding.
>
> Most of the evidence seems to point to 1420-1460, the Lower Rhine area, ie
the
> border region between Germany, France, and the Netherlands.
>
> I know, that's not very spectacular -- except for the consequence that the
> consistency of the costume would virtually rule out a later hoax by Dee or
> others.
>
> I'll compile the results into a small paper and publish it asap. Please
stay
> tuned.
>
> Cheers,
>
>    Elmar, a late 20th century model
>
>
>
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