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Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Printed editions / Blockbook (first Latin edition), probably Utrecht, between 1466 and 1471
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 14: Mary Magdalene anointing Christ's feet / 14d: Nathan promises forgiveness to the penitent David / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 14: Mary Magdalene anointing Christ's feet / 14d: Nathan promises forgiveness to the penitent David / Original composition: David and Nathan both standing
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / 2 Kings / 2 Kings 12:1-13: Nathan rebukes David who asks for God's mercy / Type for Mary Magdalen anointing Christ's feet (BP, SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Ministry of Christ / Mary Magdalene anoints Christ's feet / with 2 Kings 12:1-13: Nathan rebukes David who asks for God's mercy (BP, SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Old Testament / 2 Kings (A.V. II Samuel) / David and Bethsabee (Bathsheba) (2 Kings 11-12) / Nathan rebukes David but also promises forgiveness, once David repents (2 Kings 12:7-12, title of Psalm 50)

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Artist or creator

Utrecht (attributed)

Date

1466 - 1471 One copy is on paper from 1466-1467, one has rubrications dated to 1471

Location

Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek - Xylogr. 37,

Book, text or document (source of image)

unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis (Blockbook, first Latin edition, GW M43002). Utrecht (probably). 1466-1471. Folio: 26r.
unknown author. Colophon: Hier eyndet die warachtige spiegel onser behaldenisse (GW M43050). Culemborg (Veldener). 1492 (Sept 27). Folio: h8v.
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