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Modern / Comestor, Petrus / Historia Scholastica / Non-biblical Episodes / 2 Machabees - The tower Baris in Jerusalem, built by high priest Alexander Jannaeus, could be defended by two men against all enemies
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Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Cologne, Historisches Archiv, Best. 7020 (W (asterisk)) 105 (probably Cologne, second half 14th century)
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 6: The Betrothal of Mary to Joseph / 6a: The Betrothal of Mary to Joseph / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 6: The Betrothal of Mary to Joseph / 6a: The Betrothal of Mary to Joseph / Original composition: High Priest stands between Mary and Joseph and joins their hands together
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 6: The Betrothal of Mary to Joseph / 6b: The marriage of Tobias and Sara / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 6: The Betrothal of Mary to Joseph / 6b: The marriage of Tobias and Sara / Original composition: Raguel stands between Tobias and Sara and joins their hands together, no other persons shown
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 6: The Betrothal of Mary to Joseph / 6c: The Tower Baris that could be defended by two men against all enemies / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 6: The Betrothal of Mary to Joseph / 6c: The Tower Baris that could be defended by two men against all enemies / Original composition: Tower crowned by a ring of small turrets, with upper bodies of two men visible between them
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 6: The Betrothal of Mary to Joseph / 6d: The Tower of David covered in shields / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 6: The Betrothal of Mary to Joseph / 6d: The Tower of David covered in shields / Original composition: Tower apparently rectangular, seen from one side, with crenellation and numerous shields, some on protruding lances
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Tobias / Tobias 7:15-16: Marriage of Tobias and Sara / Type for the Betrothal of Mary and Joseph (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Cantica Canticorum / Cant. 4:4: The Tower of David protected by a thousand bucklers / Type for the Betrothal of the Virgin Mary (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Non-biblical narratives treated as Types / The tower Baris in Jerusalem could be defended by two men against all enemies / Type for the Betrothal of the Virgin Mary (SHS)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Infancy of Christ / Betrothal of the Virgin Mary to Joseph / with Tob. 7:15-16: Marriage of Tobias and Sara (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Infancy of Christ / Betrothal of the Virgin Mary to Joseph / with Cant. 4:4: The Tower of David protected by a thousand bucklers (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Infancy of Christ / Betrothal of the Virgin Mary to Joseph / with the tower Baris in Jerusalem that could be defended by two men against all enemies (SHS)
Old Testament / Tobias (A.V. Tobit) / The young Tobias and Sara (Tob. 6:10 - 9:12) / Sara is married to Tobias (Tob. 7:16) / Dextrarum iunctio
Old Testament / Canticles (A.V. Song of Songs) / Cant. 4:4: Bridegroom: Sicut turris David collum tuum ... mille clypei pendant ex ea, omnis armatura fortium (Bridegroom: Thy neck is as the tower of David ... a thousand bucklers hang upon it ..)
Virgin Mary / Life of the Virgin / Betrothal of the Virgin to St Joseph / Without suitors breaking their rods
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Cologne (attributed)
Date
14th century (second half)
Location
Cologne, Historisches Archiv, Best. 7020 (W (with asterisk)) 105
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