Cronica Cronicarum (...), Blad 2 Rectal, 1521 print Page 2 recto of a world chronicle. Text in book print in French in three columns with decorated initials. At the top left the title: Le Premier Aage. On the right a round show of Adam and Eva outside paradise. Adam processes the land and Eva takes care of their children Cain and Abel. In the middle a performance of Cain who kills his brother Abel. On the left a round performance of Cain's descendant Lamech, who is blind and accidentally shoots a Cain down with an arrow and bow. The round performances are connected to each other and form a sch
Cronica Cronicarum (...), Blad 2 Rectal, 1521 print Page 2 recto of a world chronicle. Text in book print in French in three columns with decorated initials. At the top left the title: Le Premier Aage. On the right a round show of Adam and Eva outside paradise. Adam processes the land and Eva takes care of their children Cain and Abel. In the middle a performance of Cain who kills his brother Abel. On the left a round performance of Cain's descendant Lamech, who is blind and accidentally shoots a Cain down with an arrow and bow. The round performances are connected to each other and form a schematic representation of genealogy and princes follow -up with other circles that are filled with names, which extends over several pages of the chronicle. paper letterpress printing the labours of Adam and Eve; infancy of Cain and Abel (Genesis 4:1-2). the killing of Abel: Cain slays him with a stone, a club or a jaw-bone, alternatively with a spade or another tool as weapon. Lamech kills Cain: Cain is accidentally shot dead by an arrow of the blind Lamech, who is assisted in the hunt by his son Tubalcain
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