Great Didactic

Great Didactic – Sumptibus Pragopress – MS II B 8 – Prague National Museum (Prague, Czech Republic)

Czech Republic β€” Ca. 1629

Pathbreaking 17th century pedagogy for people of all classes and genders: Johann Amos Comenius' intriguing autograph of his "Great Didactic" on the art of teaching all humans everything

  1. Johann Amos Comenius (1592–1670) was a Moravian philosopher, pedagogue, Protestant theologian and member of the Bohemian Unity of the Brethren

  2. Comenius wrote the work in Latin around 1629, but it was not published for the first time until 1657

  3. In 33 chapters, the author describes how everyone can learn everything, regardless of their status or gender

Great Didactic

MS II B 8 Prague National Museum (Prague, Czech Republic)
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Great Didactic

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Alternative Titles
Didactica Magna
Universale Omnes Omnia Docendi Artificium Exhibens -- The Great Didactic
The Whole Art of Teaching all Things to all Man
Didaktika českÑ
Didactica bohemica
Size / Format
298 pages / 33.5 Γ— 20.0 cm
Date
Ca. 1629
Language
Content
The Great Didactic by Comenius
Previous Owners
Archive of St. John's church at Leszno

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Great Didactic – Sumptibus Pragopress – MS II B 8 – Prague National Museum (Prague, Czech Republic)
Sumptibus Pragopress – Prague, 1970
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Sumptibus Pragopress – Prague, 1970
Great Didactic – Sumptibus Pragopress – MS II B 8 – Prague National Museum (Prague, Czech Republic)
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Publisher: Sumptibus Pragopress – Prague, 1970
Commentary: 1 volume by Stanislav KrΓ‘lΓ­k
Languages: Czech, English, French, German, Russian
1 volume: Exact reproduction of the original document (extent, color and size) Reproduction of the entire original document as detailed as possible (scope, format, colors). The binding may not correspond to the original or current document binding.
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