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Der siebenarmige Leuchter im Speculum humanae salvationis

  • Margit Krenn
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The Menorah and the Seven-branched Candelabrum
This chapter is in the book The Menorah and the Seven-branched Candelabrum

Abstract

The Speculum humanae salvationisSpeculum humanae salvationis, written at the beginning of the 14th century, was the most widely used typological work of the late Middle Ages. Based on text-image combinations, the Speculum pairs events from the New Testament (‘antitypes’) with those from the Old Testament (‘types’). While these pairings serve as pictorial evidence of the fulfilment of the Old Testament, together they give an overall view of salvation history with a strong Marian emphasis. The seven-branched candelabrum in the Speculum is mentioned as an implement of the Temple of Jerusalem and presented as a ‘type’ for Mary. Together with the Ark of the Covenant and the presentation of Samuel it serves as a typological supplement to the presentation of Jesus in the Temple. The illustrations bear a striking resemblance in both shape and size to surviving monumental candelabra that served as church furnishings. This chapter first examines the originality of the Speculum author’s typological interpretation of the Menorah. It then considers whether liturgy may have inspired the author of the Speculum and its illustrators.

Abstract

The Speculum humanae salvationisSpeculum humanae salvationis, written at the beginning of the 14th century, was the most widely used typological work of the late Middle Ages. Based on text-image combinations, the Speculum pairs events from the New Testament (‘antitypes’) with those from the Old Testament (‘types’). While these pairings serve as pictorial evidence of the fulfilment of the Old Testament, together they give an overall view of salvation history with a strong Marian emphasis. The seven-branched candelabrum in the Speculum is mentioned as an implement of the Temple of Jerusalem and presented as a ‘type’ for Mary. Together with the Ark of the Covenant and the presentation of Samuel it serves as a typological supplement to the presentation of Jesus in the Temple. The illustrations bear a striking resemblance in both shape and size to surviving monumental candelabra that served as church furnishings. This chapter first examines the originality of the Speculum author’s typological interpretation of the Menorah. It then considers whether liturgy may have inspired the author of the Speculum and its illustrators.

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. List of Contents V
  3. Introduction 1
  4. I. Tabernacle and Temple
  5. Das Schicksal des siebenarmigen Leuchters aus dem Jerusalemer Tempel im mittelalterlichen Rom 3
  6. Priest, Temple, Jewishness, Redemption? 37
  7. Articulating the geometricalia of Scripture 79
  8. Vasari and Giambullari on the Menorah, the Tabernacle, and Bezalel 97
  9. Die Menora in Raffaels Vertreibung des Heliodor und Garofalos Vertreibung der Wechsler aus dem Tempel 143
  10. II. Image and Exegesis
  11. tres gradus fidelium in ecclesia 169
  12. Jewish and Christian Re-Imagining of the Seven-branched Lampstand in the Postilla litteralis of Nicholas of Lyra (d. 1349) 217
  13. Der siebenarmige Leuchter im Speculum humanae salvationis 243
  14. The Sanctuary’s Implements 271
  15. “A Secret Particularly Obscure” 307
  16. III. Patronage and Memoria
  17. Aniane and Fulda 341
  18. Seven-branched Candelabra in Medieval England 365
  19. Marienwohlde oder Mölln? 415
  20. Siebenarmige Leuchter im 16. Jahrhundert 443
  21. IV. Context and (Re-)Use
  22. Der siebenarmige Leuchter im Heiligtum von Mentorella (Vulturella) in Latium 475
  23. „Madonna del Albero, dandole tal cognome quella gran pianta“ 503
  24. Der siebenarmige Leuchter in der Marienkirche in Frankfurt an der Oder 543
  25. „den store liusestaken af bronz med dess Siu lampor“ 577
  26. Survivals and Revivals of the Menorah in Medieval and Early Modern European Synagogues 613
  27. Figures and Charts 653
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111165219-009

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. List of Contents V
  3. Introduction 1
  4. I. Tabernacle and Temple
  5. Das Schicksal des siebenarmigen Leuchters aus dem Jerusalemer Tempel im mittelalterlichen Rom 3
  6. Priest, Temple, Jewishness, Redemption? 37
  7. Articulating the geometricalia of Scripture 79
  8. Vasari and Giambullari on the Menorah, the Tabernacle, and Bezalel 97
  9. Die Menora in Raffaels Vertreibung des Heliodor und Garofalos Vertreibung der Wechsler aus dem Tempel 143
  10. II. Image and Exegesis
  11. tres gradus fidelium in ecclesia 169
  12. Jewish and Christian Re-Imagining of the Seven-branched Lampstand in the Postilla litteralis of Nicholas of Lyra (d. 1349) 217
  13. Der siebenarmige Leuchter im Speculum humanae salvationis 243
  14. The Sanctuary’s Implements 271
  15. “A Secret Particularly Obscure” 307
  16. III. Patronage and Memoria
  17. Aniane and Fulda 341
  18. Seven-branched Candelabra in Medieval England 365
  19. Marienwohlde oder Mölln? 415
  20. Siebenarmige Leuchter im 16. Jahrhundert 443
  21. IV. Context and (Re-)Use
  22. Der siebenarmige Leuchter im Heiligtum von Mentorella (Vulturella) in Latium 475
  23. „Madonna del Albero, dandole tal cognome quella gran pianta“ 503
  24. Der siebenarmige Leuchter in der Marienkirche in Frankfurt an der Oder 543
  25. „den store liusestaken af bronz med dess Siu lampor“ 577
  26. Survivals and Revivals of the Menorah in Medieval and Early Modern European Synagogues 613
  27. Figures and Charts 653
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