Pictorial Encyclopedia & Latin Dictionary.- Commenius (Johannes Amos) Orbis Sensualium Pictus... Visible World: or a, Nomenclature and Pictures of all the chief things that are in the World and of Mens Employment therein, translated by Charles Hoole, text in English and Latin, woodcut illustrations throughout, final index f. defective (lacking lower half), some browning and soiling, occasional upper margin trimming affecting page numbers and index headlines, bookplate, nineteenth century morocco with raised embossed medallion design, extremities scuffed, g.e., for John Sprint, 1705.

⁂ One of the most important educational works of its era. The illustrations cover all manner of subjects; natural world, sport such as tennis and fencing, all kinds of trades and tools used therein such as paper making, brewing, butchery, bread-making, then farming, modes of transport, how to ford rivers, anatomy, geography, methods of public punishment, military camps and even marriage ceremonies.