MS M.461, fols. 60v–61r

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Livre des merveilles du monde

France, probably Angers
ca. 1460
281 x 220 mm

Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) in 1911

MS M.461, fols. 60v–61r
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Earthly Paradise

Medieval theologians argued that Paradise, the Garden of Eden, was a physical place on earth, guarded by an impenetrable fiery wall and fearsome cherubim.