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Identifier: hornbookitsusein00plim (find matches)
Title: The hornbook and its use in America
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Plimpton, George A. (George Arthur), 1855-1936
Subjects: Hornbooks
Publisher: Worcester, Mass. : American Antiquarian Society
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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ood covered withhorn, but no matter what was the material used, theywere called ^^ hornbooks. ^ The several varieties inmy collection include one of brass which is of Englishorigin (Figure 9), dated 1664. It will be noticed thatthis is of the battledore shape, but the next illustrated(Figure 10), which is of copper of a later period, 1729,is a departure from the conventional form. Another specimen is called the ^^ Golden Horn-book, as its letters are printed in gold. It is of theseventeenth century, and is the only one I havewhich was made in Germany. It came from Nurem-burg (Figure 11). The next specimen shown, which unfortunatelylacks the handle, is a little device of ftietal intendedto carry the child somewhat further than the alpha-bet, introducing him to all possible combinations oftwo letters. Its date is probably about 1730 (Figure A mould for a hornbook is also exhibited. Thisundoubtedly was considered a prized possession bythe fortunate children who had it, for it was used to
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