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LITERATURE

Modern / Comestor, Petrus / Historia Scholastica / Non-biblical Episodes / 4 Kings - Manasses has Isaias sawn in two

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Karlsruhe, Badische Landesbibliothek, Karlsruhe 3378 (Eastern Central Germany, Mid-14th century)
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 14: Mary Magdalene anointing Christ's feet / 14b: Repentance of King Manasses in prison / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 14: Mary Magdalene anointing Christ's feet / 14b: Repentance of King Manasses in prison / Variant: Crimes of Manasses
Typology and Prophecy / Non-biblical narratives treated as Types / Isaias is sawn in two by command of King Manasses / Type for Mary Magdalene washing Christ's feet (SHS, few manuscripts only - the comparison is actually with Manasses's repentance, not his crimes)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Ministry of Christ / Mary Magdalene anoints Christ's feet / with King Manasses having Isaias sawed in two (Comestor, SHS, few manuscripts only - the comparison is actually with Manasses's repentance, not his crimes)
Old Testament / Isaias (A.V. Isaiah) / Isaias sawn asunder (Comestor)

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Artist or creator

German (East central)

Date

14th century (middle)

Location

Karlsruhe, Badische Landesbibliothek, Karlsruhe 3378

Book, text or document (source of image)

unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis.

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