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Pedagogia - Comenio, Giovanni Amos

Orbis Sensualium Pictus, 1664

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€ 250 - 350

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€ 896

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Noriberga, Martinus Endter, 1664. In 8th. Woodcut vignette on the title page, with numerous illustrations engraved in wood in the text, L7 missing, slight blooms and reddening, rare papers with light browning, first loose paper, coeval binding in rigid parchment, slight defects. Signature of belonging to the title page.

Specialist Notes

The brilliant insights into infant education, some of which can still be considered current, of the illustrious Czech philosopher, theologian and pedagogist Giovanni Amos Comenio (1592-1670) had great influence in various countries. The author set out to create a profitable and convincing tool to bring children closer to knowledge through sensory experience at a time when only primer books were used for them. & Nbsp; Relying on the power of images, he created Orbis Sensualium Pictus , the first illustrated book conceived for children, a real modern didactic aid. The text was very successful and was translated into various languages becoming the most used book in elementary education, on the other hand the pedagogue, as a reformer of school education, was very famous in Europe. & Nbsp; < br>

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