Livre des merveilles du monde
ca. 1460
France, probably Angers
281 x 220 mm
MS M.461, fols. 60v–61r
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) in 1911
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.