The Bible of the Poor

Published in 1990 | 190 pages | paper | ISBN: 978-0-8207-0230-7 Reviews: "Those who are interested in biblical typology will find this a most worthwhile volume...provides a good entry into the late medieval understanding of biblical texts." - Louvain Studies "...[H]andsomely bound and is a true work of art.  Every religious studies library needs a copy." - Review and Expositor Book Information: This first inexpensive edition of The Bible of the Poor reprints a copy of a blockbook in the British Library.  Popular from the twelfth to the fifteenth century, The Bible of the Poor was a manual used by friars to instruct the common folk in the fundamentals of the faith.  The 40-leaf book presents 120 pictures interrelating the Old and New Testaments, pertinent verses from Scripture, and interpretations by the anonymous compiler.  The text is in Latin, but transcriptions and translations into English are provided; a detailed commentary highlights the medieval method of interpreting Scripture