The illustration, here shown right way up as the congregation would see it rather than upside down as the deacon would see it, shows Adam and Eve and the serpent, Eve feeding the forbidden fruit to Adam. |
Exultet Roll, late 11th century Italian (British Library add ms 30337). All images by permission of the British Library. Images are made available under a Creative Commons licence. |
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