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Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Augsburg, Universitätsbibliothek, Oettingen-Wallersteinsche Bibliothek Cod.I.2.2.23 (South-Western Germany, c1350)
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 3: Annunciation of the Conception of Mary / 3d: Balaam (Bileam) and the angel / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 3: Annunciation of the Conception of Mary / 3d: Balaam (Bileam) and the angel / Original composition: The angel, with a lifted sword, confronts Balaam, who lifts his scourge or club, no star visible
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Numbers / Num. 22:21-27: An angel blocking the way of Bileam's ass / Type for Annunciation of the Conception of the Virgin Mary to Anne (SHS, few manuscripts only, the text refers to the prophecy of the star rather than this episode) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Infancy of Christ / Annunciation of the Conception of the Virgin Mary to Anne / with Num. 22:21-27: An angel blocking the way of Bileam's ass (SHS, few manuscripts only) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Old Testament / Numbers / Balaam (Bileam) and Balak (Num. 22-24) / Balaam's ass stopped by an angel (Num. 22:22-30)

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Artist or creator

German (southwest) probably since the 15th century in St Mang's Abbey, Füssen

Date

1350 (circa)

Location

Augsburg, Universitätsbibliothek, Cod.I.2.2.23 (Oettingen-Wallersteinsche Bibliothek)

Book, text or document (source of image)

unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 6v.

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