Leaf from speculum humanae salvationis (mirror of human salvation) Catalogue 16

Alternative Title

Catalogue 16

Creator

University of South FloridaTampa Campus Library

Files

Publication Date

January 2001

Abstract

recto, verso: Single columns of text in black ink. Two hand-colored woodblocks (8 x 12) placed within the text.

Keywords

Incunabula, Germany

Notes

Text in Latin. Original image found in: Sacred leaves beyond the quill ... printed books, 1450 - 1500. Printed by Gunther Zainer, Augsburg, Germany. Text identification:The speculum humanae salvationis exemplifies medieval religious phiosophies by exploring typological foreshadowing in the Old Testament of biblical events that occur in the New. The lesson presented on the verso side comes from the apocryphal book of Judith and involves the persecution of Prince Alchior. The Prince professed the miraculous powers of the Israelite's God to Holofernes who, maintaining that King Nebuchadnezzar was the god of the earth, had him taken prisoner and tied to a tree. Items in this collection are only available online; we do not have physical copies of these items in the USF Library's Special Collections. The original items were returned to the donor.

Geographic Location

Germany

Holding Location

University of South Florida

Media Type

illuminated manuscripts

Format

application/pdf

Identifier

S04-00238-17510_B

Recommended Citation

University of South FloridaTampa Campus Library, "Leaf from speculum humanae salvationis (mirror of human salvation) Catalogue 16" (2001). Sacred Leaves Manuscript Collection. 188.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sacred_leaves/188