Sold for:
$3,690
$3,690
Hornbook, America or England, the rectangular carved oak board with a pierced handle for hanging the printed page, shows a cross in the upper left corner of the "crisscross row" with consonants and vowels, the Exorcism and the Lord's Prayer, below the paper under a translucent panel of horn held in place by a band of copper and tacks, 4 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. Note: A very similar hornbook is in the Collection of the Rare Book Division of the New York Public Library.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-10-26
