Wood hornbook, 18th century, possibly American

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Title: [Wood hornbook]
Other Title: Hornbook; Wood hornbook, eighteenth century, possibly American; Wood hornbook, 18th century, possibly American
Contributor Names: Juvenile Collection (Library of Congress)
Created / Published: [United States? : s.n., 18--]
Subject 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.).; - Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
Medium: 1 hornbook : wood ; 28 x 18 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location: Z1033.H8 W6 1800z
Digital Id: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/juvenile.00160
Library of Congress Control Number: 2007700160
OCLC Number: 14728828
Online Format: image
LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/2007700160
Additional Metadata Formats: MARCXML Record; MODS Record; Dublin Core Record

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