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Janua linguarum reserata

 * NO ... that after Bible the most widespread book of the 17th century was Janua linguarum reserata by Comenius?
 * Comment: I propose this hook to Special occasion holding area for March 28 - 420. anniversary of Comenius' birth (Teachers' Day in the Czech Republic and Slovakia)
 * Reviewed: Joseph Steffan

Created/expanded by Aloysius (talk). Self nom at 11:36, 17 March 2012 (UTC)


 * (Drive-by comment, not a review) "most spread"? Do you mean "most widely circulated"? I am having breakfast while surfing the 'net, and the word "spread" made me look at the butter and jam on my toast.... --PFHLai (talk) 13:57, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks, not a native speaker I probably did not feel the difference... now changed it to "most widespread", is that ok? Aloysius (talk) 01:19, 18 March 2012 (UTC)


 * I looked at this article and was surprised by the quote: the most widespread after the Bible. The citations to support this are in Czech. As a matter of fact - all the citations are in Czech. While I applaud diversity this is the English Wikipedia. How about getting some citations in English? I don't feel comfortable without seeing a citation that I can read. --GroveGuy (talk) 05:34, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
 * No, there's nothing wrong with this. Please see WP:NOENG.  Nyttend (talk) 14:02, 19 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I added some English citations and here is a hook which is based on the English digitalized book:
 * ALT1 USE ALT2 instead ... that Janua linguarum reserata by Comenius was translated into 12 European and 4 Oriental languages during the author's life?Aloysius (talk) 09:39, 26 March 2012 (UTC)
 * I think the original hook is much more interesting. I couldn't find anything on the internet to confirm or refute it. However, if Aloysius is certain that the source he is using is reliable and really does say what the hook claims, I'm inclined to assume good faith and believe him. Then, I think it would definitely be more appropriate to use that hook.--Carabinieri (talk) 12:50, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for supporting the first hook. The two citations are from really trustworthy sources, 19th century historian František Palacký and todays professor of history Jan Kumpera whose words coming from the book you can find on his page for students  No. 5 translated by google translation: "Janua became in the 17th century next to the Bible nejvydávanější book (at least 120 different, bilingual and polyglot edition." the word nejvydávanější is superlative of vydávaný, adjective made from the word vydávat  meaning "the most published" which might replace the expression "the most widespread" if someone feels any difference. Aloysius (talk) 17:35, 5 April 2012 (UTC)
 * GroveGuy, are you ok with using the original hook?--Carabinieri (talk) 13:47, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I have reread this article and see it is improved by additional citations. But they do not support the original hook. The article on Comenius himself mentions this book but doesn't say it was especially noteworthy; indeed it says of his third textbook "Orbis Sensualium Pictus probably the most renowned and most widely circulated of school textbooks". A book's being translated into several different languages, which is being stressed here, doesn't mean that there were lots of copies. The article needs more work. GroveGuy (talk) 19:48, 8 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I give up. As an autopatrolled author I tried to explain my sources here and the English sources for the original hook are not available for me. If you still do not believe me (or the Czech sources), please focus on hook ALT1 which has three sources, among them 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. Thanks. Aloysius (talk) 15:51, 10 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol confirmed.svg After spending some time with this article and its sources, I can't support the original hook because I haven't seen it supported in a source that I can read, and its odd English wording leads me to think that some important meaning has been lost in translation. The ALT1 hook is OK, but I recommend the follow rewording to make it more interesting:
 * ALT2 ... that not long after it first appeared in 1631, the book Janua linguarum reserata (pictured) by Comenius was published in translation in twelve European languages plus several Asian languages? --Orlady (talk) 16:17, 20 April 2012 (UTC)