EPISODE · Sep 30, 2022 · 13 MIN
The First Picture Book for Children
from Who Arted: Weekly Art History for All Ages · host Kyle Wood
In 1658, John Comenius created Orbis Sensualium Pictus, which translates to The World Around Us in Pictures. Comenius was a teacher from what is now the Czech Republic and he published his book in Latin and German, though it was a huge hit so it was quickly translated into English as well. Like so many teachers, he created his own resources to help his students learn. He created a book with 150 illustrations to make it engaging and accessible to learners of all ages with the idea that engaging the senses would help students learn. In the book, he covered a range of topics including animals, nature, the elements and religion. Interestingly while it was extremely popular and numerous copies were printed and distributed, not many are around today. That is because Orbis Sensualium Pictus was a book that was used in children’s daily education rather than stored on the shelf and through that process of repeated use, the pages were torn and bindings worn out. Help me celebrate 3 years of Who ARTed: Weekly Art History for All Ages. Who ARTed launched on October 31, 2019. Over the last 3 years and 5 seasons, I have covered a lot of stories of different artists and artworks. At the end of the month, I am planning to celebrate by rebroadcasting the most popular episodes voted by my fans. Vote for your favorite episode from each season for your chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card (Prize and raffle are from Who ARTed and not provided or run by Amazon) Click here for the voting page This week's fan fact came from a junior high student, Malena, who wanted to share a bit about Beatrix Potter. Who ARTed is an Airwave Media Podcast. Connect with me: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Tiktok Support the show: Merch from TeePublic | Make a Donation As always you can find images of the work being discussed at www.WhoARTedPodcast.com and of course, please leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast app. You might hear it read out on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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In 1658, John Comenius created Orbis Sensualium Pictus, which translates to The World Around Us in Pictures. Comenius was a teacher from what is now the Czech Republic and he published his book in Latin and German, though it was a huge hit so it was quickly translated into English as well. Like so many teachers, he created his own resources to help his students learn. He created a book with 150 illustrations to make it engaging and accessible to learners of all ages with the idea that engaging the senses would help students learn. In the book, he covered a range of topics including animals, nature, the elements and religion. Interestingly while it was extremely popular and numerous copies were printed and distributed, not many are around today. That is because Orbis Sensualium Pictus was a book that was used in children’s daily education rather than stored on the shelf and through that process of repeated use, the pages were torn and bindings worn out. Help me celebrate 3 years of Who ARTed: Weekly Art History for All Ages. Who ARTed launched on October 31, 2019. Over the last 3 years and 5 seasons, I have covered a lot of stories of different artists and artworks. At the end of the month, I am planning to celebrate by rebroadcasting the most popular episodes voted by my fans. Vote for your favorite episode from each season for your chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card (Prize and raffle are from Who ARTed and not provided or run by Amazon) Click here for the voting page This week's fan fact came from a junior high student, Malena, who wanted to share a bit about Beatrix Potter. Who ARTed is an Airwave Media Podcast. Connect with me: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Tiktok Support the show: Merch from TeePublic | Make a Donation As always you can find images of the work being discussed at www.WhoARTedPodcast.com and of course, please leave a rating or review on your favorite podcast app. You might hear it read out on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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