Reply To: Bibles for the illiterate

[Jess]

Medieval churches used pictures as a way to tell stories from the bible for those that could not read. They also used these images to show other travelers or visitors that may not be of the same religion, what they viewed as important to them. I believe that churches met the needs of all class types during the medieval period because those that could read were able to read the bible or share a story from the bible with others while those that could not were able to learn from pictures as previously mentioned. The Bayeux tapestry is a great example of this because it not only had words for those who could read, but also for the illiterate or those too young to learn to read.