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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 39: Christ and Mary interceding for the faithful / 39d: Esther intercedes with Assuerus on behalf of the Jews / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 39: Christ and Mary interceding for the faithful / 39d: Esther intercedes with Assuerus on behalf of the Jews / Variant: Esther kneels before Assuerus who does not gesticulate with his sceptre
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Esther / Esth. 5:1-4: Esther intercedes with Assuerus for her her people / 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 Esth. 5:1-4: Esther goes to Assuerus to intercede for the Jews (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis
Old Testament / Esther / Esther's intercession with Assuerus (Esth. 4 - 5:8) / Esther asks that the king and Aman might come to a banquet in her house (Esth. 5:3-4)

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: 82v.

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