The Orbis Pictus by Johann Amos Comenius
"The Orbis Pictus" by Johann Amos Comenius is a textbook published in 1658. This groundbreaking work became the first widely used children's textbook with pictures, combining copperplate illustrations with bilingual text across 150 chapters. Covering subjects from nature and zoology to religion and human activities, it revolutionized education by introducing visual learning methods. Originally published in Latin and German, it spread rapidly across Europe and defined children's education for centuries, establishing principles
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| Author | Comenius, Johann Amos, 1592-1670 |
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| Editor | Bardeen, C. W. (Charles William), 1847-1924 |
| Translator | Hoole, Charles, 1610-1667 |
| Title | The Orbis Pictus |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbis_Pictus |
| Credits |
Produced by Louise Hope, Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | LT: Education: Textbooks |
| Subject | Natural history -- Juvenile literature |
| Subject | Picture books for children |
| Subject | Latin language -- Readers |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 28299 |
| Release Date | Mar 9, 2009 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 4, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1918 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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