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Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / London, British Library, Sloane MS 361 (Germany, 15th century)
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 36: Dormition, Assumption and Coronation of Mary / 36c: The Apocalyptic Woman / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 36: Dormition, Assumption and Coronation of Mary / 36c: The Apocalyptic Woman / Variant: Rays in the sky only
Typology and Prophecy / Passages from the New Testament treated as Types and Prophecies / Apocalypse (Revelation) / Rev. 12:1: The Apocalyptic Woman / Type for the Assumption of the Virgin (SHS, few manuscripts only, the text links it rather with the Coronation)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Resurrection of Christ to the Coronation of the Virgin / Assumption of the Virgin Mary / with Rev. 12:1: Apocalyptic Woman (SHS, few manuscripts only, text links it rather to the Coronation)
Virgin Mary / Iconography of the Virgin Mary / Virgin of the Apocalypse / Attributes

Further details

The text suggests that this heavenly shine stands for the Apocalyptic Woman

Artist or creator

Lower Rhine (attributed)

Date

15th century (first half)

Location

London, British Library, Sloane MS 361

Book, text or document (source of image)

unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 40r.

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