24. Seth shows the dying Adam the Branch from the Tree of KnowledgeCodex Vindob. 2980, Folio 77r, 144 x 85 mm. Placed before l. 2819 and illustrates ll. 2780-2782 and 2862-2869.
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They told him the story of how an angel had appeared to them and told them that nobody could obtain the oil of mercy until the blessed hour when the Son of God would come, who alone was entitled to dispense it. They also showed him the branch which had been sent from paradise by the angel. It was immediately placed near Adam's head, whose, mind, however, had turned to sorrow because of his sufferings. . . .(2780-2782, Translation by Halford, 1984, p. 282)Analysis
"Adam is lying in bed with his head supported by a tasselled pillow. There is a grey chamber-pot under the bed. Adam is wearing a white cap and his eyes are closed. Seth is leaning over him and holding out the branch in the manner of a priest holding up a crucifix before the eyes of the dying. Eve, in a grey dress, is turned away from them with her right hand raised as she looks back at Adam." (Halford, 1980, p. 30)Bibliography
Halford, M-B. Illustration and Text in Lutwin's Eva und Adam: Codex Vindob. 2980, Goppinger Arbeiten zur Germanistik, 303; Stuttgart: Kummerle Verlag, 1980.Halford, M-b. Lutwin's Eva und Adam, Goppingen Arbeiten zur Germanistik, Goppingen: Kummerle Verlag, 1984.