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Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Ms. germ. fol. 245 (Middle Rhine, c1440-1450)
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 29: Christ vanquishing the devil in Limbo through His Passion / 29b: Banaias kills the lion in a cave / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 29: Christ vanquishing the devil in Limbo through His Passion / 29b: Banaias kills the lion in a cave / Variant: Banaias attacks the lion with a stick or a club
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 29: Christ vanquishing the devil in Limbo through His Passion / 29c: Samson kills the lion / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 29: Christ vanquishing the devil in Limbo through His Passion / 29c: Samson kills the lion / Variant: Samson attacks the lion with a weapon
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Judges / Jud. 14:5-6: Samson kills the lion / Type for the Harrowing of Hell (BP, SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for Christ defeating the devil in limbo)
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / 2 Kings / 2 Kings 23:20: Banaias kills a lion in a pit / Type for the Harrowing of Hell (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for Christ vanquishing the devil in limbo)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Resurrection of Christ to the Coronation of the Virgin / Harrowing of Hell / with Jud. 14:5-6: Samson kills the lion (BP, SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for Christ vanquishing the devil in limbo)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Resurrection of Christ to the Coronation of the Virgin / Harrowing of Hell / with 2 Kings 23:20: Banaias kills a lion in a pit (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for Christ vanquishing the devil in limbo)
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It is not clear if this illustrates chapter 29b or 29c
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Date
1440 (circa) - 1450
Location
Berlin, Staatsbibliothek, germ. fol. 245
Book, text or document (source of image)
unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 55r.
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