Another way of preserving their modesty, as well as explaining visually how Eve was created out of Adam’s rib, was to represent the first humans in more abstract ways. An odd miniature in a popular medieval picture-book depicts Eve’s head germinating at the top of one of Adam’s ribs, with the assumption that the rest of her body will replicate itself in time.
Rib with Eve’s head Speculum humanae salvationis (Czech Republic, 1420) National Library of the Czech Republic, MS III. B. 10 f.2r