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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 24: Crucifixion / 24d: Eleazar stabs the elephant into its belly and is crushed by it / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 24: Crucifixion / 24d: Eleazar stabs the elephant into its belly and is crushed by it / Original composition: Eleazar under the elephant, stabbing it from beneath
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / 1 Machabees / 1 Mach. 6:46: Eleazar kills an elephant from beneath and is crushed by it / Type for the Crucifixion (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Passion of Christ / Crucifixion / with 1 Mach. 6:46: Eleazar kills an elephant from beneath and is crushed by it (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Old Testament / 1 Machabees (A.V. Maccabees) / Eleazar kills an elephant from beneath and is crushed by it (1 Mach. 6:46)

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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: 28r.

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