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RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Rome, Biblioteca Corsiniana, MS 55.K.2 (Avignon, first half 14th century, Rossi 17)
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 16: Last Supper / 16d: Abraham meets the priest Melchisedech who sacrifices bread and wine / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 16: Last Supper / 16d: Abraham meets the priest Melchisedech who sacrifices bread and wine / Original composition: Abraham in armour kneeling before Melchisedech in chasuble who holds a host and a ciborium
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Genesis / Gen. 14:14: Melchisedech offers bread and wine / Type for the Last Supper (BP, SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Passion of Christ / Last Supper / with Gen. 14:18: Melchisedech offers bread and wine (BP, SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Old Testament / Genesis / Abraham and Isaac / Abraham and Lot, Melchisedech / Melchisedech, holding bread and wine, encounters and blesses Abraham (Gen. 14:19)
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Artist or creator
Date
14th century (first half)
Location
Rome, Biblioteca Corsiniana, 55.K.2 (Rossi 17)
Book, text or document (source of image)
unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 27r.
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