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Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Berlin, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Ms. lat. fol. 329 (perhaps Franconia, Mid-14th century, incomplete set)
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 9: Adoration of the Magi / 9a: Adoration of the Magi / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 9: Adoration of the Magi / 9a: Adoration of the Magi / Original composition: Virgin and Child seated on one side, one Magus kneels and offers gifts, one points to the star
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 9: Adoration of the Magi / 9b: The Magi see the star (Variant: Bileam's prophecy) / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 9: Adoration of the Magi / 9b: The Magi see the star (Variant: Bileam's prophecy) / Original composition: Magi kneeling, above them a star with an image of Christ as bust or half-figure with a cross atop of His head, with banderoles
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 9: Adoration of the Magi / 9b: The Magi see the star (Variant: Bileam's prophecy) / Variant: Magi kneeling or standing, above them a star with an image of Christ as bust or half-figure without a cross atop of His head, with banderoles
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 9: Adoration of the Magi / 9c: The Three Valiant Men bring water to David / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 9: Adoration of the Magi / 9c: The Three Valiant Men bring water to David / Original composition: David seated, next to one kneeling and two standing men holding vessels
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 9: Adoration of the Magi / 9d: The throne of Solomon and the Queen of Saba / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 9: Adoration of the Magi / 9d: The throne of Solomon and the Queen of Saba / Original composition: Solomon's throne decorated with lions and hands, at the bottom of the steps the Queen of Saba, often holding a vessel
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / 2 Kings / 2 Kings 23:14-17: The Three Valiant Men bring water from Bethlehem to David / Type for the Adoration of the Magi (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / 3 Kings / 3 Kings 10:1-3: The Queen of Saba visits Solomon / Type for the Adoration of the Magi (BP, SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Infancy of Christ / Adoration of the Magi / with 2 Kings 23:14-17: The three strong men bring water to David (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Infancy of Christ / Adoration of the Magi / with 3 Kings 10:18-20: The Throne of Solomon (SHS)
Old Testament / 2 Kings (A.V. II Samuel) / The Three Valiant Men (2 Kings 23) / The Three Valiant Men offer the water to David (2 Kings 23:16)
Old Testament / 3 Kings (A.V. I Kings) / The Queen of Saba (A.V. Sheba) (3 Kings 10) / The Queen of Saba comes before Solomon (3 Kings 10:1-2) / Solomon on lions' throne, Queen kneels
Further details
Artist or creator
Franconian (attributed)
Date
14th century (middle)
Location
Berlin, Staatsbibliothek, lat. fol. 329
Book, text or document (source of image)
unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 9v-10r.
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