A page from a Biblia pauperum ("Paupers' Bible") a tradition of picture Bibles beginning probably with Ansgar, and a common printed block-book in the later Middle Ages to visualize the Old and New Testaments. These Bibles placed the illustration dominantly on the page, with only a brief text or sometimes none at all. Words spoken by the figures in the miniatures could be written on scrolls coming out of their mouths, similar to modern cartoon strips.

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Location: Europe
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