> FRom wikipedia:
> "The original method of printing was block printing,
> ... Because of the
> difficulties inherent in carving massive quantities of minute text
> for every block, and given the levels of peasant illiteracy at the
> time, texts such as the "Pauper's Bibles" emphasized illustrations
> and used words sparsely.
And then there's Talhoffer's Fechtbuch. A manual of how to fight,
effectively. Take a look here
http://www.thearma.org/Manuals/Talhoffer1443-1459Editions.htm
Yes, there are words as well as pictures, but you don't really need them.