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Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Saint-Omer, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 236 (Saint-Omer, late 15th century)
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 37: Mary interceding for the Sinners / 37c: The woman from Thecua asks David to be merciful to Absalom / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 37: Mary interceding for the Sinners / 37c: The woman from Thecua asks David to be merciful to Absalom / Variant: With David's soldiers, but without Absalom
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / 2 Kings / 2 Kings 20:21-22: The woman from Abela appeases Joab by throwing the head of Seba over the wall / Model for Mary interceding for the faithful (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Typology and Prophecy / Hagiographic Scenes with biblical models / Virgin Mary / Mary as Protector and Intercessor / with 2 Kings 14:4-20: The woman from Thecua asks David to be merciful to Absalom (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Old Testament / 2 Kings (A.V. II Samuel) / Ammon and Thamar, first conflict with Absalom (2 Kings 13-14) / Joab and the wise woman of Thecua before David (2 Kings 14:22)

Further details

Most miniatures copied after Saint-Omer, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 183

Artist or creator

Saint-Omer

Date

15th century (late)

Location

Saint-Omer (Pas de Calais), Bibliothèque municipale, 236

Book, text or document (source of image)

unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 74v.

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