Comenius and the Low Countries. Some Aspects of life and work of a Czech exile in the seventeenth century.
This study follows Comenius` life in Holland and analyses the contacts with his contemporaries, adding quite an amount of unknown facts to the knowledge about this important scholar and pedagogue. More info
Der Wunderknaul. The Wondrous Ball of Yarn Pictures and Verses
Der Wunderknaul is the beautifully illustrated tale of Inge´s adventures with a ball of yarn. This innovative picture book with verses by Margarete Kallmeyer-Mehlhorn reflects an interesting transitional period in German society from a nursery perspective: the change from traditional German society ... More info
Education in the earliest schools. Cuneiform Manuscripts in the Cotsen Collection.
This richly illustrated publication by Mark Wilson comprises an introductory essay and catalogue of the nearly two hundred tablets from the Cotsen Collection of ancient school texts, the greater number of these dating from the Old Babylonian period.The first part tells the story of the `Eduba` -... More info
Esquisse historique de l`enseignement du français en Hollande du XVIe au XIXe siècle.
Pp. 223-271: Répertoire d`ouvrages destinés aux écoles françaises et publiés en Hollande avant 1800 (286 nrs.). More info
Little Book of Animals
Facsimile of an illustrated manuscript on birchbark and of a contemporary letter providing its translation by reverend Allan Salt. More info
Logica memorativa. Chartiludium logicae, sive totius dialecticae memoria.
Strassburg, 1509. Facsimile. With 53 woodcuts of playing cards in the text. Edition limited to 500 copies. Thomas Murner attempted to teach logic by means of playing cards. More info
Neatly Dissected for the Instruction of Young Ladies and Gentlemen in the Knowledge of Geography: John Spilsbu...
SOFTCOVER VERSION. (hardcover version is out of print at the moment). John Spilsbury, who styled himself an "Engraver and Map Dissector in Wood, in Order to Facilitate the Teaching of Geography," is credited with the invention of "dissected maps" hand-colored maps, printed from copper plates, which ... More info
Neatly Dissected for the Instruction of Young Ladies and Gentlemen in the Knowledge of Geography: John Spilsbu...
HARDCOVER VERSION. Also available in softcover version. John Spilsbury, who styled himself an "Engraver and Map Dissector in Wood, in Order to Facilitate the Teaching of Geography," is credited with the invention of "dissected maps"•hand-colored maps, printed from copper plates, which were mounted o... More info
