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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 41: Hell / 41c: Gideon punishes the men of Succoth with thorns and briers / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 41: Hell / 41c: Gideon punishes the men of Succoth with thorns and briers / Variant: men with mutilated arms
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Judges / Jud. 8:16: Gideon punishes the men of Succoth with thorns and briers / Type for Hell (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for eschatological scenes / Hell / with Jud. 8:16: Gideon punishes the men of Succoth with thorns and briers (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Old Testament / Judges / Gideon (Jud. 6-8) / The campaign against the kings of the Midianites (Jud. 7:24-8) / As he had threatened, Gideon punishes the men of Succoth with thorns (Jud. 8:16) / The inhabitants of Succoth are mutilated

Further details

The image probably shows the inhabitants of Succoth with mutilated arms - however, the text of the Speculum does not describe this type of punishment

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: 45r.

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