Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Compilatio historiarum totius Bibliae et historiarum scholasticarum
Austria, ca. 1420
MS M.192 fol. 2r

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Medallion, upper:
Adam and Eve: clothed by God -- Half-figure of Christ-Logos, crossed nimbus, emerges from cloud, raising left hand, holding two tunics with right hand and looking toward Adam and Eve. Standing in front of tree, Adam touches one of the tunics with right hand, and with left hand holds leaf covering genitals. Eve looks toward Christ-Logos and holds leaf with right hand to cover genitals and holds fruit in left hand. All flanked by two trees.
Medallion, lower:
Adam and Eve: Expulsion -- Standing behind Adam, angel, raises sword with right hand, and with left hand touches right shoulder of Adam, wearing tunic, turning to look back over right shoulder. At right, Eve with joined hands raised, wearing tunic, looks back at angel. All flanked by two trees.
Text is from Genesis.