Porta linguarum trilinguis reserata et aperta. Sive Seminarium linguarum & scientiarum omnium, hoc est, compendiaria Latinam, Anglicam, Gallicam (& quamvis aliam) linguam vnà cum artium & scientiarum fundamentis sesquianni spatio ad summum docendi & perdiscendi methodus, sub titulis centum, periodis mille comprehensa. Latinè primùm. Nunc verò gratitudinis ergò in illustrissimi principis Caroli Britannicaeq́ue Gallicae & Hybernicae pubis, gratiam, Latinè, Anglicè & Gallicè in lucem eruta, /
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Excudebat Georgius Millerus sumptibus Michaelis Sparke & Thomæ Slater,
MDCXXXI [1631]
Londini : Excudebat Georgius Millerus sumptibus Michaelis Sparke ..., [1631] Londini : Excudebat Georgius Millerus sumptibus authoris, MDCXXXI. [1631] |
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| Item Description: | A pirated edition, according to Robert Fitzgerald Young, "Comenius in England", p. 61 A version of "Janua linguarum reserata", originally published in Latin and Czech (not to be confused with the earlier "Janua linguarum" of William Bathe and others) Appears at reel 1632 and at reel 1385 (same copy filmed twice) By Johann Amos Comenius Identified as STC 15078 on UMI microfilm reel 1385 Imperfect; title page only Latin, English, and French in parallel columns One of three states printed in this year with different combinations of names in the imprints Pages 66, 93, and 117 misnumbered 96, 63 and 107 Reproduction of original in the British Library Reproduction of the original in the Cambridge University Library Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery Title page cropped, with loss of print. Data taken from STC Variant: A2v has a dedication signed: Ioh. Anchor, I.A. Comenius, Sam. Hartlib With an additional title page, "The gate of tongues vnlocked and opened, or else A seminarie or seed-plot of all tongues and sciences" with imprint "London, printed by George Miller for the authour 1631" With an index With two final contents leaves; the last leaf is blank pi2 is another title page, an English translation of the Latin title page, reading: The gate of tongues unlocked and opened, or else a seminarie or seed-plot of all tongues and sciences. That is, a short way of teaching and thorowly learning within a yeare and a halfe at the farthest, the Latin, English, French, (and any other) tongue, together with the ground and foundation of arts and sciences, comprised vnder an hundred titles, and a thousand periods. In Latine first, and now as a token of thankfulnesse brought to light in Latine, English, and French, in the behalfe of the most illustrious Prince Charles, and of British, French and Irish youth. By the labour and industry of Iohn Anchoran Licentiate in Diuinitie. London, printed by George Miller for Michael Sparke, and are to be sold at the Blew Bible in Greene Arbor 1631 |
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| Physical Description: | [1]+ p [24], 226, [4] p [26], 226, [6] p |
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