Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Compilatio historiarum totius Bibliae et historiarum scholasticarum
Austria, ca. 1420
MS M.192 fol. 1r

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Adam: Creation and Eve: Creation -- In half mandorla, half figure of Christ-Logos, crossed nimbus, extends right hand in blessing to medallion in which Adam, nude, is seated on ground amid plants and trees. With His left hand, Christ-Logos grasps right arm of Eve emerging from right side of Adam, raising right arm, seated on ground amid plants and trees in other medallion.