Vestibuli auctarium

Parvulis parvulus, omnibus omnia, hoc est Vestibuli Latinae lingvae auctarium, voces Latinas primitivas construi coeptas et in sententiolas breves redactas exhibens. In praeludium sylvam Latinam ingressuris datum

A little for the little, all for all, that is, A companion to the Vestibule of the Latin language, showing simple Latin words in basic structures and formed into short sentences. Dedicated as a prelude to those wishing to enter the grove of Latin

Origin of the work:
  1656 – 1657 Amsterdam

Editions:
  1657 Amsterdam

1657 Amsterdam, Opera didactica omnia IV

1886 Prague, J. A. Komenského Sebrané spisy vychovatelské, vol. II, various eds., Czech translation by J. Šmaha

1957 Prague, Opera didactica omnia IV (phototype edition)

Contents:

This treatise contains short Latin sentences in alphabetical order. It was written

1) to serve as material for linguistic repetition, after mastery of the Vestibule (Vestibulum),

2) for stylistic practice in translating from Latin to a mother tongue, and

3) as a transitional work between the Vestibule and the Gates (Janui).

It is dedicated as a New Year’s gift on January 1^st 1657 to Comenius’ friend Jan Rulici (Rulík), pastor of the Amsterdam church, whom the author asks to judge the work.

For further study, see also:

J. V. Novák & J. Hendrich, Jan Amos Komenský, jeho život a spisy. Prague 1932, pp524-525

Jan Kumpera, Jan Amos Komenský, poutník na rozhraní věků. Prague & Ostrava 1992, p285