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Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Wolfenbüttel, Herzog August Bibliothek, Cod. Guelf. 81.15 Aug. fol. (Northern Germany, 1456)
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 28: Christ entering Limbo / 28a: The structure of Hell, Purgatory and Limbo, with Christ entering Limbo / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 28: Christ entering Limbo / 28a: The structure of Hell, Purgatory and Limbo, with Christ entering Limbo / Original composition: Hell, above it Limbus Puerorum, Purgatory, Limbus Patrum with Christ in the centre
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Daniel / Dan. 3:49-50: An angel protects the Hebrews in the fiery furnace / Type for the Harrowing of Hell (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for Christ entering Limbo)
Typology and Prophecy / Types and Prophecies from the Old Testament / Daniel / Dan. 14:36-38: Daniel fed by Habacuc in the lions' den / Type for the Harrowing of Hell (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for Christ entering Limbo)
Typology and Prophecy / Non-biblical narratives treated as Types / The ostrich liberates its chick imprisoned by Solomon in a glass vessel by squirting the blood of a worm onto it / Type for the Harrowing of Hell (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for Christ entering Limbo)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Resurrection of Christ to the Coronation of the Virgin / Harrowing of Hell / with the Ostrich liberating its chick imprisoned by Solomon in a glass vessel by squirting the blood of a worm onto it (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for Christ entering Limbo)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Resurrection of Christ to the Coronation of the Virgin / Harrowing of Hell / with Dan. 3:49-50: An angel protects the Hebrews in the fiery furnace (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for Christ entering Limbo)
Typology and Prophecy / Antitypes for episodes from the Resurrection of Christ to the Coronation of the Virgin / Harrowing of Hell / with Dan. 14:36-38: Daniel fed by Habacuc in the lions' den (SHS) / Speculum Humanae Salvationis (Type for Christ entering Limbo)
Life of Christ / After the Passion / Harrowing of Hell / Hell as a four-tiered structure (Hell proper, Limbus puerorum, Purgatory, Limbus patrum), which Christ in the top register

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German (northern)

Date

1456

Location

Wolfenbüttel, Herzog August Bibliothek, Cod. Guelf. 81.15. Aug fol.

Book, text or document (source of image)

unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 52v.

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