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LITERATURE

Modern / Comestor, Petrus / Historia Scholastica / Non-biblical Episodes / 2 Machabees - The tower Baris in Jerusalem, built by high priest Alexander Jannaeus, could be defended by two men against all enemies

MAGIC AND SCIENCE

Geography / Topography / Countries A-Z / Palestine / Israel / Jerusalem / The Tower Baris

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Amberg, Provinzialbibliothek, 2 Ms. 46 (Swabia, c1415-1440)
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 6: The Betrothal of Mary to Joseph / 6c: The Tower Baris that could be defended by two men against all enemies / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 6: The Betrothal of Mary to Joseph / 6c: The Tower Baris that could be defended by two men against all enemies / Variant: Two men on the top platform of a tower with low or no crenellation
Typology and Prophecy / Non-biblical narratives treated as Types / The tower Baris in Jerusalem could be defended by two men against all enemies / Type for the Betrothal of the Virgin Mary (SHS)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Infancy of Christ / Betrothal of the Virgin Mary to Joseph / with the tower Baris in Jerusalem that could be defended by two men against all enemies (SHS)

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Artist or creator

Swabian

Date

1415 (circa) - 1440

Location

Amberg, Provinzialbibliothek, 2 Ms. 46

Book, text or document (source of image)

unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 16r.

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