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Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Konsistorialbibliothek, WD 107 (Southern Germany, Mid-15th century)
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 13: Temptation of Christ / 13d: David kills a lion and a bear to protect his flock / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 13: Temptation of Christ / 13d: David kills a lion and a bear to protect his flock / Variant: David attacks one animal only, the other is resting or already wounded or dead
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / 1 Kings / 1 Kings 17:34-35: David recounts having killed a lion and a bear to protect his sheep / Type for the Temptation of Christ (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for the third temptation)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Ministry of Christ / Temptation / with 1 Kings 17:34-35: David recounts having killed a lion and a bear to protect his sheep (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for the third temptation)
Old Testament / 1 Kings (A.V. I Samuel) / David and Goliath (1 Kings 17) / David recounts having killed a lion and a bear (1 Kings 17:34)

Further details

Artist or creator

German (southern)

Date

15th century (middle) one fascicle of the composite manuscript is dated to 1452

Location

Rothenburg ob der Tauber (Lower Franconia), Konsistorialbibliothek (kept in the Stadtarchiv), WD 107

Book, text or document (source of image)

unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 30v.

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