A woodcut depicting young men playing an early form of tennis, known as real tennis, in an indoor court, from John Amos Comenius's (1592–1670) "Orbis Sensualis Pictus". This illustration of "jeu de paume" shows players in 17th-century attire using early stringed racquets to strike a ball across a low net or rope. Comenius's work, first published in 1658, was a revolutionary educational text that paired detailed woodcuts with Latin and vernacular descriptions to provide children with a visual encyclopaedia of the world. c.1658.
GLIX-115-3FM9T8G
Kizárólag sajtó felhasználásra.
Magyarország
NEM engedélyezett felhasználási módok:
personalUse advertisingCommercialUse commercialElectronicUse consumerGoodsUse directMailBrochuresUse indoorDisplayUse internalBusinessUseKollekció
GLIX Prime
Black and whiteNovel Use
Fotós / Szerző
World History Archive, World History Archive
Készült
Leírás
A woodcut depicting young men playing an early form of tennis, known as real tennis, in an indoor court, from John Amos Comenius's (1592–1670) "Orbis Sensualis Pictus". This illustration of "jeu de paume" shows players in 17th-century attire using early stringed racquets to strike a ball across a low net or rope. Comenius's work, first published in 1658, was a revolutionary educational text that paired detailed woodcuts with Latin and vernacular descriptions to provide children with a visual encyclopaedia of the world. c.1658.