Encyclopedia. First edition of the 1658 workPortael... Lot 449
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[Encyclopedia]. First edition of the 1658 workPortael der saecken en spraecken, Vestibulumrerumetlinguarum by Johannes Amos Comenius with illustrated frontispiece and 38 copper-engraved plates, within parchment binding. This is one of the earliest didactic encyclopedias for school use. In the lot alsoJanua linguarum reserata quinque-linguis, sive Compendiosa methodus Latinam, Gallicam, Italicam, Hispanicam & Germanicam linguam perdiscendi also by Comenius of 1661 within coeval vellum binding with black decorations on the plates and spine, gilt and chiseled cuts (delicate restorations to the binding). Publication designed for the study of French, Spanish, Italian and German.
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