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Title: Joh. Amos Comnienii Orbis sensualium pictus: hoc est, Omnium fundamentalium in mundo rerum, & in vita actionum, pictura & nomenclatura. Joh. Amos Commenius’s Visible world: or, A picture and nomenclature of all the chief things that are in the world. 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 #55: Latin-German. (page 153). |
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