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[stolide]

Winter counts are pictographic historical records that were kept by the Lakota. Looking at some of them in the link below gave me the realization that this is a potentially great way for (at least some) books to work in dwarf fortress!

http://wintercounts.si.edu/index.html

[Loud Whispers]

Legends mode? :d

[Taffer]

Legends mode? :d

I'd love to see more ways to see the history of your world. Legends mode is neat, but things like this are what makes the world come alive, I think.

[Nyan Thousand]

Reminds me of engravings, actually. That's cool.

[dennislp3]

Yeah the new book system is the framework for all this kind of stuff I suppose...I am sure it will get refined in the future and Dwarves will be making libraries of books.

[Miuramir]

Winter counts are pictographic historical records that were kept by the Lakota. ...

Perhaps this would be a way to put in a primitive "Legends Mode" for Animal Men races?  They probably shouldn't have books in the current style, and it's not always appropriate for them to do inscriptions; but a Winter Count style record decorated on the hide of a large local creature would make an interesting thing to be one of the tribe's prize possessions.  Each year, they would add a decoration image to the base item, recording some interesting event from the year. 

"This is a tribal record of the Beaver People made of giant yak leather.  On it is an image of Bob in rope reed; this represents Bob becoming Chief of the Beaver People in the year 1.  On it is an image of Aaaargh in moose leather; this represents the defeat of Aaaargh the Squirrel Titan by Joe of the Beaver People in the year 2.  ..."

[Thorik]

This is cooool!