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Biblia Pauperum
[ bib-lee-ah pou-pe-room, bib-lee-uh paw-per-uhm ]
noun
- any of the picture books illustrating Biblical events and usually containing a short text, used chiefly in the Middle Ages for purposes of religious instruction.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Biblia Pauperum1
< New Latin: literally, Bible of poor men
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Example Sentences
They are of the Biblia pauperum type, and are surprisingly like big translucent woodcuts.
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The other five lancets are of the Biblia pauperum type, teaching dogma to the people.
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The Biblia Pauperum is on paper, as paper was cheaper than vellum and considered quite good enough for the purpose.
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Our illustration gives a reduced representation of a page from the second edition of the Biblia Pauperum, dating from about 1450.
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Ansgarius, St., supposed to have been the compiler of the Biblia Pauperum, 94.
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