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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Page 130

Faber lignarius.

We have seen Mens Food and cloathing; now his dwelling followeth.

At first they dwelt in Caves 1. then in Booths or Huts 2. and then again in Tents 3. at the last in Houses.

Page 131

The Woodman fel∣leth and heweth down Trees 5. with an Ax 4. the Boughs 6. remaining.

He cleaveth Knotty wood with a Wedg 7. which he forceth in with a Beetle 8. and maketh Wood-stacks 9.

The Carpenter squareth Timber with a Chip-Ax 10. whence Chips 11. fall, 12. and saweth it with a Saw where the Saw-dust 13. falleth down.

Afterwards he lifteth ye beam upon tressels 14. by yt help of a Pulley 15. fasteneth it with Cramp-irons 16. and marketh it out with a Line 17.

Then he frameth the Walls together, and fastneth the great pieces with pins 19.

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