Joh. Amos Commenii 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, and of mens employments therein / a work newly written by the author in Latine and High-Dutch ... ; & translated into English by Charles Hoole ... for the use of young Latine-scholars.

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Joh. Amos Commenii 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, and of mens employments therein / a work newly written by the author in Latine and High-Dutch ... ; & translated into English by Charles Hoole ... for the use of young Latine-scholars.
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Comenius, Johann Amos, 1592-1670.
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London :: Printed for J. Kirton ...,
1659.
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Latin language -- Readers.
Natural history -- Juvenile literature.
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Pages

Page 194

XCV. (Book 95)

[illustration]
95

Bibliopegus.

Page 195

Olim agglutinabant Chartam chartae, convolvebantque eas in unum Volumen. 1.

Hodiè compingit Libros Compactor, dum Chartas aquá glutinosâ maceratas, terget; 2. deinde complicat, 3. malleat 4. tum consuit, 5. comprimit Prelo, 6. (quod habet duas Cochleas 7.) dorso conglutinat, rotundo Cultro 8. demarginat, tandem Membranâ vel Corio 9. vestit, efformat, & affigit Ʋncinulos. 10.

Page 194

The Book-binder.

Page 195

In times past they glued Paper to Paper, and rolled them up together into one Rowl. 1.

At this day the Book-binder bindeth Books, whilst he wipeth 2. over Papers stéept in Gum-water; and then foldeth them together, 3. beateth with a hammer, 4. up, 5. then stitcheth them presseth them in a Presse, 6. which hath two Scrues 7 glueth them on the back, cutteth off the edges with a round Knife, 8. and at last covereth them with Parchment or Leather, 9. maketh them hand∣some, and setteth on Clasps. 10.

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