Biblia pauperum

Japanese: ビブリア･パウペルム（英語表記）Biblia pauperum

A medieval collection of prints based on the Bible. The name means "Poor Man's Bible." Made for the illiterate, the oldest is said to have belonged to Edmond de Rothschild in the mid-13th century, but the name was given later. Around 1460, probably in France, the illustrations were printed by woodblock along with the text and became widespread, and became a major source of inspiration for artists throughout the 15th and 16th centuries (such as tapestry sketches). The images in each scene are allegorical, relating to historical events in the Old Testament, from the Nativity through the Childhood of Christ to the Second Coming of Christ, or the Last Judgment.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

聖書に題材をとった中世の版画集。〈貧者の聖書〉の意。文盲者用に作られ，最古のものは13世紀中葉のエドモン･ド･ロチルド所蔵のものと言われるが，この名称は後年に与えられた。1460年ころ，おそらくフランスで，テキストとともに図版が木版で刷られて普及し，15～16世紀を通じて芸術家たちの主要な着想源(タピスリーの下図など)になった。キリスト降誕から幼年時代を経てキリストの再臨，すなわち〈最後の審判〉に至るまで，各場面の図像は旧約聖書の史実と関連づけられた寓意的表現をとっている。

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