Book/Printed Material [Wood hornbook] Hornbook / Title from exhibition catalog: Wood hornbook, eighteenth century, possibly American / Wood hornbook, 18th century, possibly American / Wood hornbook, eighteenth century, possibly American
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.).
- - 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
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2007700160
OCLC Number
- 14728828
Online Format
- image