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Hornbook cover

Findspot: 
North Street, Exeter
Period: 
Date: 
c. 1500
Material: 
Bronze

This bronze plate was once set into a hornbook, a wooden paddle that held a sheet with the letters of the alphabet protected by a thin sliver of horn. The hornbook was used to teach children to read, although some were surely tempted to use it as a bat!

Collection information

Collection: 
Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery, Exeter
Accession No: 
300/1998/M141

Exhibition details

Catalogue number: 
59

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