Book/Printed Material [Wood hornbook] Object view

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About this Item

Title

  • [Wood hornbook]

Other Title

  • Hornbook
  • Title from exhibition catalog: Wood hornbook, eighteenth century, possibly American
  • Wood hornbook, 18th century, possibly American
  • Wood hornbook, eighteenth century, possibly American

Names

  • Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [United States? : s.n., 18--]

Headings

  • -  Hornbooks--Specimens
  • -  Abacus--Specimens

Genre

  • Hornbooks

Notes

  • -  Title supplied by cataloger.
  • -  An eighteenth-century hornbook, possibly American, with alphabet in lower and uppercases, followed by vowels, ligatures, and the Lord's prayer. Paper text covered with translucent horn tacked to the face. Two-line abacus with 12 beads in cutout at top. Carved indentions on verso.
  • -  Housed in cardboard case (31 x 20 cm.).

Medium

  • 1 hornbook : wood ; 28 x 18 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Z1033.H8 W6 1800z

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2007700160

OCLC Number

  • 14728828

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

Library of Congress Children's Book Selections are in the public domain and are free to use and reuse.

  • Credit Line - For books from the General Collections: Library of Congress
  • Credit Line - For books from The Rare Book and Special Collections Division: Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division

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Juvenile Collection. Wood Hornbook. [United States?: s.n., 18] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2007700160/.

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Juvenile Collection. Wood Hornbook. [United States?: s.n., 18] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2007700160/.

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Juvenile Collection. Wood Hornbook. [United States?: s.n., 18] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2007700160/>.