A popular manuscript format during the Gothic period was the Moralized Bible, which paired selected scriptural passages with interpretations, using pictures and words to convey the message.
Its original name is Bible moralisée, also known as biblia pauperum (Paupers' Bible), which is a type of a Bible with illustrations for the majority of poor people who couldn't read at the time. The Church still wanted to educate even the poor about the events of the Bible, but given that they couldn't read, they introduced pictures to help them out.
