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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 37: Mary interceding for the Sinners / 37b: Abigail asks David to be merciful to her husband Nabal / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 37: Mary interceding for the Sinners / 37b: Abigail asks David to be merciful to her husband Nabal / Original composition: Abigail kneels before David who approaches on foot with his soldiers
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / 1 Kings / 1 Kings 25:23-24: Abigail asks David to be merciful to her husband Nabal / 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 1 Kings 25:23-24: Abigail asks David to be merciful to her husband Nabal (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Old Testament / 1 Kings (A.V. I Samuel) / The war between Saul and David (1 Kings 19-31) / David, Nabal and Abigail, Phalti (1 Kings 25:2-44) / Abigail intercedes with David for Nabal (1 Kings 25:23-31)

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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: 77v.

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