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Click to view high resolution image Title: Allegorical Harvesting Scene Creator: Description: An illustration of the hierarchy of marriage, widowhood, and virginity from a manuscript of the "Speculum Virginum," a twelfth-century educational treatise created for female religious by Konrad of Hirsau. In the top-most register young virgins reap more than the widows in the register below them, and the widows in turn reap more than the married couples in the bottom-most register. Source: WikiMedia Commons Rights: Public domain Subject (See Also): Agriculture Allegory Conrad of Hirsau, Monk and Author Speculum Virginum, Latin Handbook for Nuns Tools Virginity Widows Geographic Area: Germany Century: 12 Date: ca. 1197 Related Work: Current Location: Original Location: Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Manuscript illuminations Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Vellum (parchment) Donor: Height/Width/Length(cm): 33.8 cm x 24.4 cm/Bonn, Rheinisch Landesmuseum, no. 15328/ Inscription: Related Resources:

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