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Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Frankfurt, Universitätsbibliothek, Ms. germ. qu. 100 (Bavaria, third quarter 15th century)
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 42: Heaven / 42c: Feast of Assuerus / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 42: Heaven / 42c: Feast of Assuerus / Variant: Assuerus makes Esther his queen
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Esther / Esth. 1:3-8: Feasts of King Assuerus / Type for Heaven (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for eschatological scenes / Heaven / with Esth. 1:3-8: Feast of King Assuerus (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Old Testament / Esther / Esther is made Queen in Vasthi's place (Esth. 2:1-20) / Assuerus crowns Esther (Esth. 2:17)

Further details

Apparently, the image shows Assuerus making Esther his Queen - however, the typological parallels demand the feast of Assuerus, so this scene must have been chosen by mistake

Artist or creator

Bavaria

Date

15th century (third quarter)

Location

Frankfurt, Universitätsbibliothek, germ. qu. 100

Book, text or document (source of image)

unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 68v.

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