The Biblia pauperum ('Paupers' Bible') was a picture Bible to portray the books of the Bible visually. Unlike a simple 'illustrated Bible', where the pictures are subordinated to the text, these Bibles placed the illustration in the centre, with only a brief text or no text at all.

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The Biblia pauperum ('Paupers' Bible') was a picture Bible to portray the books of the Bible visually. Unlike a simple 'illustrated Bible', where the pictures are subordinated to the text, these Bibles placed the illustration in the centre, with only a brief text or no text at all.

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