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1685a

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Source:

Title: Joh. Amos Comenii Orbis Sensualium Pictus Quadrilinguis.
Author: Joh Amos Commenius
Translator: -
Printer: Typis Samuelis Brewer
Typographer: -
Engraver: Jonas Bubenka
Location: Leutschoviae
Year: 1685
Links: [Scan 1], [Scan 2]. Illustration on page 188.

Comments:

According to the 1967 bibliography of Kurt Pilz, 245 editions were published of which fifty-five appeared before 1701. An overview of the illustrations is provided here.

Technique:

Woodcut

Literature:

Kurt Pilz (1967) ‘Die Ausgaben des Orbis sensualium pictus: Eine Bibliographie’. Nürnberg: Selbstverlag der Stadtbibliothek. Comenius #42: Latin, German, Hungarian, Zipser (Slovak?). (page 138-140).

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