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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 42: Heaven / 42a: The Blessed in Heaven / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 42: Heaven / 42a: The Blessed in Heaven / Variant: Christ and the Virgin Mary in mandorla, venerated by saints or angels
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 42: Heaven / 42b: The Queen of Saba before Solomon / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 42: Heaven / 42b: The Queen of Saba before Solomon / Variant: Queen of Saba stands or kneels before Solomon but does not hold a scroll
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 / Original composition: With musicians and a dancer in the foreground
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 42: Heaven / 42d: Feast of the children of Job
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / 3 Kings / 3 Kings 10:6-7: The Queen of Saba tells Solomon that his glory surpasses all she could have imagined / Type for Heaven (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
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 / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Job / Job 1:4: Feast of Job's children / Type for Heaven (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for eschatological scenes / Heaven / with 3 Kings 10:6-7: The Queen of Saba tells Solomon that his glory surpasses all she could have imagined (SHS)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for eschatological scenes / Heaven / with Esth. 1:3-8: Feast of King Assuerus (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for eschatological scenes / Heaven / with Job 1:4: Job's children feasting (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Old Testament / 3 Kings (A.V. I Kings) / The Queen of Saba (A.V. Sheba) (3 Kings 10) / The Queen of Saba talks to Solomon (3 Kings 10:2-3 and 6-9) / Queen standing, not black
Old Testament / Esther / Assuerus (Ahasuerus) and Vasthi (Esth. 1) / Assuerus makes a feast for his nobles (Esth. 1:3-4)
Old Testament / Job / Job's blissful life (Job 1:1-5) / The feast of the children of Job (Job 1:4)
Heaven and Hell / Heaven / The blessed enjoy the vision of Christ and the Virgin Mary

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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: 40v-41r.

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