Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Psalter-Hours of Guiluys de Boisleux
France, Arras, after 1246
MS M.730 fol. 10r

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1) Adam and Eve: Fall of Man -- Fruit tree, entwined by serpent with fruit in its jaws, is flanked by Adam with left hand raising eaten fruit toward mouth, and Eve with right hand raising eaten fruit toward mouth and holding two fruits in left arm.
Illustration of Genesis 03:06.
2) Adam and Eve: reproved by God -- Christ-Logos, cross-nimbed, raises right hand toward Adam and Eve with her right hand extended, both covering themselves with leaves. All flank fruit tree.
Illustration of Genesis 03:08-13.
3) Adam and Eve: Expulsion -- Nimbed angel extends sword in right hand and with left hand pushes shoulder of Adam beside Eve, both looking back and covering themselves with leaves.
Illustration of Genesis 03:24.
4) Adam and Eve: clothed by God -- Nimbed angel extends right forefinger and hands garment to right hand of Adam, beside Eve, both covering themselves with leaves.
Illustration of Genesis 03:21.
Scenes 1 and 4 with gold diapered and punched backgrounds, and scenes 2 and 3 with blue backgrounds, within decorated frames.