Project Gutenberg 2009-03-09 Public domain in the USA. 1349 Comenius, Johann Amos 1592 1670 Comenius, John-Amos Bardeen, C. W. (Charles William) 1847 1924 Bardeen, Charles William Hoole, Charles 1610 1667 The Orbis Pictus Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbis_Pictus Produced by Louise Hope, Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Orbis Pictus" by Johann Amos Comenius is an illustrated educational work written in the 17th century. Recognized as one of the first children's picture books, it aims to introduce children to the world by presenting illustrations alongside their corresponding names and descriptions in both Latin and the vernacular. The revolutionary combination of visual representation and language learning made it a significant text in early education. The opening portion introduces the reader to the context of the book, highlighting its significance in educational history. Comenius emphasizes the importance of teaching children through sensory experiences, stating that knowledge begins with what can be perceived through the senses. He outlines the structure of the book, detailing its use of images, nomenclature, and descriptions to facilitate learning. The text promotes an engaging approach to education, inviting children to explore and understand the world around them in a manner that is both delightful and enlightening. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Natural history -- Juvenile literature Picture books for children Latin language -- Readers LT Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Teaching & Education 486295 2025-07-11T13:41:05.385416 text/html 474959 2021-01-04T20:42:35 text/html 5079996 2025-07-11T13:42:01.760099 application/epub+zip 5078091 2025-07-11T13:41:27.140276 application/epub+zip 180920 2025-07-11T13:41:14.552396 application/epub+zip 9218321 2025-07-11T13:42:08.486139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 9112668 2025-07-11T13:41:40.767238 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363327 2022-09-13T08:11:42.495678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310227 2025-07-11T13:41:00.460404 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 310117 2021-01-04T20:42:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 308355 2021-01-04T20:42:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22445 2025-07-11T13:42:08.682102 application/rdf+xml 29708 2025-07-11T13:41:14.789354 image/jpeg 3977 2025-07-11T13:41:14.672326 image/jpeg 116346 2021-01-04T20:42:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 115642 2021-01-04T20:42:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 5089500 2021-01-04T20:42:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 5077161 2025-07-11T13:41:05.808372 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia