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Possibly the first non-biblical use, and the first to show full family relationships rather than a purely patrilineal scheme, was that involving family trees of the classical gods in Boccaccio's Genealogia Deorum Gentilium ("On the Genealogy of the Gods of the Gentiles"), whose first version dates to 1360. The image of the tree probably originated with that of the Tree of Jesse in medieval art, used to illustrate the Genealogy of Christ in terms of a prophecy of Isaiah (Isaiah 11:1). Privacy should be considered when preparing a living family tree. In a descendant tree, living relatives are common on the outer branches and contemporary cousins appear adjacent to each other. Great-grandparents are often in the center to portray four or five generations, which reflect the natural growth pattern of a tree as seen from the top. Spouses' names join children's names and nuclear families of parents and children branch off to grandchildren, and so on. Children of the parent form branches around the center and their names are plotted in their birth year on the time scale. A time scale is often used, expanding radially across the center, divided into decades. The passage of time can also be included to illustrate ancestry and descent. Yet another approach is to include all holders of a certain office, such as the Kings of Germany, which represents the reliance on marriage to link dynasties together. Beyond these formats, some family trees might include all members of a particular surname (e.g., male-line descendants). Conversely, a descendant chart, which depicts all the descendants of an individual, will be narrowest at the top. In some ancestry charts, an individual appears on the left and his or her ancestors appear to the right. An ancestry chart, which is a tree showing the ancestors of an individual and not all members of a family, will more closely resemble a tree in shape, being wider at the top than at the bottom. Family trees are often presented with the oldest generations at the top of the tree and the younger generations at the bottom. Genealogical data can be represented in several formats, for example, as a pedigree or ancestry chart.