8vo, [16], 166, [90] pp, engr. title page and 38 full-page engravings with 283 numbered ills. after Crispin de Passe II. The illustrations depict the seasons, natural phenomena, animals, plants and trees, human anatomy, trades and professions etc. Indexes in Dutch, Latin and German. Slightly age-toned. Later binding recycling a 16th century manuscript on vellum, blue mottled edges
Good copy of this famous pictorial encyclopedia for school children, with questions and answers, and extensive indexes - one of the major works of the Bohemian scholar Comenius (1592-1670), residing in Amsterdam. Comenius, or Komensky was an eminent Slavic educator and Moravian bishop, who, because of persecution, was forced to flee Poland. In 1641, the Parliament of England invited him to assist in reforming the system of public instruction. Important milestone in the development of education through the use of the image in language teaching. Ex libris John Landwehr Ref. Comenius Museum, Naaren 23 ; Muller 29: ""Zeer zeldzame uitgave"" ; Chrildren's World of Learning 5450
