Keywords: De casibus 07.jpg Fall of Princes by John Lydgate England probably London c 1465 “75 Boccaccio Has a Vision of Adam and Eve Boccaccio's tale of the fall of noble persons begins with Adam and Eve The opening miniature shows Boccaccio seated at his desk as Adam steps into the room Outside Eve receives the apple from a human-headed serpent twisted around the Tree of Knowledge Rosenbach Museum Library Philadelphia MS 439/16 fol 4 Institution Rosenbach Museum http //www leavesofgold org/gallery/literary/literary08 html circa 1465 “75 John Lydgate PD-Art De casibus Medieval miniatures of Adam and Eve Collections of the Rosenbach Museum and Library Files uploaded by Shakko from various sources John Lydgate |