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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XXXIX. (Book 39)

[illustration]
39

Caput & Hands.

In Capite sunt Capillus, 1. (qui pectitur Pectine 2.) Aures 3. binae, & Tempora, 4. Facies. 5.

In facie sunt Frons, 6. Oculus 7. uter{que}, Nasus 8. (duabus Naribus) Os, 9.

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Genae (Malae) 10. & Mentum. 13.

Os septum est Mystace, 11. & Labiis; 12. Lingua cum Palato, Dentibus 16 in Maxillâ.

Mentum virile tegitur Barbâ, 14. Oculus verò, (in quo Albugo & Pupilla) palpebris & supercilio. 15.

Manus contracta, Pugnus 17. est; aperta, Palma, 18. in medio, Vola, 19. extremitas, Pollex, 20. cum quatuor Digitis, Indice, 21. Medio, 22. Annulari 23. & Auriculari. 24.

In quolibet sunt articuli tres a. b. c. & totidem Condyli d. e. f. cum Ʋngue. 25.

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The Head and the Hand.

In the Head are, The Hair, 1. (which is combed with a Comb, 2.) two Eares, 3. The Temples, 4. and the face, 5.

In the Face are, the Forehead, 6. both the Eyes, 7. The Nose, 8. (with two Nostrils) The Mouth, 9.

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the Cheeks 10. and the Chin. 13.

The Mouth is fenced with a Mustacho, 11. and Lips; 12 a Tongue and Palate, and Teeth 16. in the Cheekbone.

A Mans Chin is co∣vered with a Beard; 14. and the eye, (in which is the white and the Apple) with eye-lids, and an eye-brow 15.

The Hand being closed, is a Fist; 17. being open, is a palm, 18. in the midst, is the hollow 19. of the Hand; the extre∣mity is the Thumb, 20. with four Fingers, the fore-finger, 21. the middle-finger, 22. the Ring-finger, 23. and the little-finger, 24.

In every one are three joynts a. b. c. and as many knuckles d. e. f. with a Nayl, 25.

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