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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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A34111.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 22, 2025.
Pages
An INDEX of the TITLES.
Chapter.
Page
A. A.
XXXVII.
THe seven Ages of Man.
76
VI.
The Air.
14
XXXIII.
Amphibious Creatures.
68
CV.
The Apparitions of the Moon.
214
CXLI.
The Army, and the Fight.
286
XCIX.
Arts belonging to the Spéech.
202
CIV.
The Aspects of the Planets.
212
B. B.
LXXIV.
The Bath.
152
LXXV.
The Barber's shop.
154
XXVIII.
Labouring-Beasts.
58
XXX.
Wilde-Beasts.
62
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CXLIII.
The besieging of a City.
29••
XIX.
Birds.
4••
XXII.
Birds, that live in the fields, & woods.
4••
XXII.
Ravenous-Birds.
4••
XXI.
Singing-Birds.
4••
XLI.
The Chanels and Bones.
8••
XCVI.
A Book.
19••
XCV.
The Book-binder.
19••
XCIV.
The Book-seller's-shop.
19••
LXIX.
The Box-maker.
14••
CXXXVI.
Boyes-sports.
27••
L.
Bread-baking.
10••
LVII.
Brewing.
11••
CXXIX.
A Burial.
26••
LIV.
Butchery.
11••
C. C.
CIII.
The Celestial Sphere.
21••
CXL.
The Camp.
28••
CXXXIV.
Carriages.
17••
CXXXV.
Carrying to and fro.
17••
LXIII.
The Carpenter.
13••
XXVII.
Herd-Cattel.
5••
XXIX.
Wilde-Cattel.
6••
XLI.
The Chanels and Bones.
84••
CXLVII.
Christianity.
298
CXXIII.
A City,
248
CXLIII.
The besieging of a City.
29••
CXXIII.
The inward parts of a City.
250
The Close,
308
VII.
The Clouds.
18••
CXIX.
The Trée of Consanguinity.
242
LV.
Cookery.
112
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XXX.
The Cooper.
164
XXXI.
The Cord wainer.
166
••VII.
Corn
36
••XXII.
Crawling-Vermine.
66
••XXIII.
Creatures that live as well by water, as by land.
68
••XXI.
Créeping things.
64
D. D.
LIV.
Deformed and monstrous people.
90
XXVII.
Dials.
158
XXXIV.
Dice-play.
292
XI.
Diligence.
226
LV.
The dressing of Gardens
92
E. E.
X.
The Earth.
20
VI.
The Ecelipses.
216
••XV.
Engines.
134
••VIII.
Europe.
220
F. F.
••VIII.
A Feast.
118
XXXII.
The Fencing-School.
268
••.
Fire.
12
••I.
Fishing.
104
XXXIV.
River-fish, and Pond-fish.
70
XXXV.
Sea-fish, and Shel-fish.
72
XL.
The Flesh and Bowels.
82
XV.
Flowers.
32
XXV.
Flying-Vermine.
52
CXIII.
Fortitude.
230
XXVI.
Four-footed Beasts about the House.
55
LII.
Fowling.
106
XX.
Tame-Fowl.
42
XXIV.
Water-Fowl.
50
X.
The fruits of the earth.
22
XIV.
Fruits of Trees.
31
G. G.
LXXXVIII.
A Galley.
180
CXLV.
Gentilism.
294
CII.
Geometry.
208
II.
God.
2
CXLIX.
Gods Providence.
304
XLVII.
Grasing,
96
XLIX.
Grinding,
100
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H. H.
XXXIX.
The Head, and the Hands,
••••
XVI.
Pot herbs,
••••
XXVII.
Heard-Cattel,
••••
IV.
Heaven,
••••
XLVIII.
The making of Honey,
••••
LXXXIII.
The Horse-man,
••••
LXVI.
A House,
••••
LXXI.
The parts of a House,
2••
CXV.
Humanity,
2••
LIII.
Hunting,
1••
XLVI.
Husbandry,
••••
J. J.
I.
The Invitation,
••••
C.
Musical Instruments,
20
CXLVI.
Iudaism,
29
CXXIV.
Iudgement,
25
CL.
The last Iudgement,
30
K. K.
CXVI.
Iustice,
23
CXXXVII.
The Kingdom and Region,
2••
L. L.
XXVIII
Labouring-beasts,
5
CVII.
Liberality,
23
XIX.
Living creatures,
4••
LIX.
The dresing of Line,
12••
LXI.
Linnen-Clothes,
12••
LXXIX.
Looking-glasses,
16••
M. M.
CXLVIII.
Mahometisin,
30••
CXXXVIII.
Kingly-Majesty,
28
XXXVI.
Man,
7••
XXXVII.
The seven Ages of Man,
7••
XXXVIII.
The outward parts of a Man.
7••
LXIV.
The Mason,
13••
CXXVII.
Measures and Weights,
25••
CXXVI.
Merchandizing,
256
LXXXIX.
A Merchants-ship,
18••
XI.
Metals,
24
LXVII.
A Mine.
138
CV.
The apparitions of the Moon,
214
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••x.
Moral Philosophy,
220
••••.
Musical Instruments,
204
P. P.
••cii.
Paper,
188
••xxxvi.
Passage over waters,
176
••xv.
Patience.
232
••i.
Philosophy,
206
••ix.
Moral Philosophy,
220
••xxviii.
Physick.
260
••xxviii.
The Picture,
360
••xxiv.
Pond fish,
70
••vi.
Pot-herbs,
37
••xx.
The Potter,
144
••ciii.
Printing,
190
••xlix.
Gods Providence,
304
••x.
Prudente,
224
R. R.
••xxxv.
Races,
274
••xii.
Ravenous-birds,
48
••xliv.
Religion.
292
••xxiv.
River-fish,
70
••xxxi.
The Roper,
166
••xxxviii.
Regal Majesty.
280
S. S.
Xcvii.
A School,
198
••xlii.
The Sea-fight,
288
Xxxv.
Sea-fish, and Shel-fish.
72
Xlii.
The outward and inward Senses.
86
Xxxi.
Serpents,
64
Xc.
Ship-wrack,
184
Xxiii.
The-Shoo-maker,
128
Xviii.
Shrubs,
38
Xxi.
Singing-birds,
44
••xxxi.
Sleights,
266
Cxviii.
The Society betwixt man & wife,
240
Cxx.
The society betwixt parents & children.
244
Cxxi
The society betwixt Master & servant,
240
Xlii.
The Soul of man,
88
Cxxxix.
The Souldier,
282
Lxvii.
She Black-Smith,
140
Cxxxii.
Boyes-sports,
276
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Ciii.
The Celestial Sphere.
210
Cvii.
The Terrestial Sphere.
218
Xcix.
Arts belonging to the Speech.
202
Cxxvi.
The Stable.
156
Cxxx.
A Stage-play.
264
Xii.
Stones.
26
Lxxii.
The stove with the bed-room.
148
Xcviii.
The Study,
200
Lxxxvii.
Swimming.
178
T. T.
Lxii.
The Taylor.
126
Cxii.
Temperance.
228
Cxxxiii.
Tennis-play.
270
Cvii.
The Terrestrial Sphere.
218
Cxxv.
The Torments of Malefactors.
254
Lxxxii.
The Traveller.
168
Xii.
A Trée.
28
Lxix.
The Turner.
142
U. U.
Xxv.
Flying-Uermin.
52
Xxxii.
Crawling-Uermin.
66
Lvi.
The Uintage.
114
W. W.
Vii.
The Water.
16
Lx.
Weaving.
122
Lxxiii.
Wells.
150
Xxix.
Wilde-Cattel.
60
Xxx.
Wilde-Beasts.
62
Iii.
The World.
8
Xci.
Writing.
186
Trinuni Deo Gloria.
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