Hornbook
| Description: |
Teaching young children the alphabet without destroying the book can be a challenge. In the United States and England, children used a table-tennis sized paddle with the alphabet and the Lord’s Prayer written on it. To protect the paper, thin sheets of horn were placed over the top. This is a 1971 example of a child’s hornbook used during the 1600s and 1700s. |
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| Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/724 |
| Collection: |
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; |
| Copyright: |
Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0); |
| Subjects: |
Hornbooks |
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