Keyword: «orbis pictus»

The article deals with a visual method of teaching in the history of mankind – its origin, development and theoretical intention in the works of Jan Amos Comenius. The author cites a number of evidences that the principle of visibility was actively used in teaching through thematic classrooms, textbooks and other means, and Comenius’ Orbis Pictus became the apotheosis of the practical application of this method and the beginning of its theoretical understanding.