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Killing

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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 / 29d: Ehud killing Eglon / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Judges / Jud. 3:17-22: Ehud (Aod) kills Eglon / 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. 3:17-22: Ehud (Aod) kills Eglon (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for Christ vanquishing the devil in limbo)
Old Testament / Judges / Othoniel, Ehud (Aod) and Samgar (Jud. 3) / Ehud (Aod) kills Eglon (Jud. 3:17-22)

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Since there is only one image for 29bc, this composition, clearly a variation of 29d, was inserted, it has apparently no connection with the text

Artist or creator

Middle Rhine

Date

1440 (circa) - 1450

Location

Berlin, Staatsbibliothek, germ. fol. 245

Book, text or document (source of image)

unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 56r.

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