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Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / St. Gall, Kantonsbibliothek, VadSlg Ms. 352,1-2 (Swabian or Swiss, c1440)
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 9: Adoration of the Magi / 9b: The Magi see the star (Variant: Bileam's prophecy) / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 9: Adoration of the Magi / 9b: The Magi see the star (Variant: Bileam's prophecy) / A star appears to each Magus separately
Life of Christ / Infancy / Story of the Magi / The Magi see the star / Star contains an image of Christ

Further details

This scene is spread over two columns in order to compensate for the missing Nativity on p. 17 and to make sure that the Antitype would appear at the left side of a page

Artist or creator

Swabian or
Swiss

Date

1440 (circa)

Location

St Gall, Kantonsbibliothek, VadSlg Ms. 352,1-2

Book, text or document (source of image)

unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis.

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