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Description: | Fragment of a post-medieval horn book.
The fragment is now square, flat and was originally from one of the corners as two of the sides are original. One side is decorated with a perimeter of pellets with a pair of lines just inside it. There is another pair of lines near the break creating a smaller rectangular panel on the book surface. Within the panel is a key symbol. The key has a square bit divided into four smaller squares by a cross. The eye is lozenge shaped. The other side of the fragment is decorated with a chequerboard pattern.
Horn books were teaching tablets that usually contained the alphabet or the Lords prayer. They became available during the 16th century, however although the term 'horn book' is commonly used for lead tablets, it is a slightly misleading name. True horn books were made out of wood onto which the printed paper would have been mounted, and then covered with a thin sheet of transparent horn for protection. The lead tablets are presumably cheaper versions of these books. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Daubney, Adam - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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