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MAGIC AND SCIENCE

Divination and prophecy / Sibyls / Augustus and the Tiburtine Sibyl / The Sibyl points to the Virgin and Child

RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY

Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Manuscripts / Admont, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 101 (Austrian or Southern German, late 14th century)
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 8: Nativity of Christ / 8d: Augustus and the Sibyl have vision of Christ's Nativity / All images
Typology and Prophecy / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints / Speculum humanae salvationis / Chapter 8: Nativity of Christ / 8d: Augustus and the Sibyl have vision of Christ's Nativity / Original composition: Sibyl seated next to Augustus, above them a sun and an image of the Virgin and Child, with texts or banderoles

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Artist or creator

Austrian or
German (southern)

Date

14th century (late)

Location

Admont, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. 101

Book, text or document (source of image)

unknown author. Speculum humanae salvationis. Folio: 11r.

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