. 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 . circa 1465–75. John Lydgate 134 De casibus 07

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