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title: English Horn-book
author: The British Museum
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# English Horn-book
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12503.png)
## Image Caption
A 17th century CE horn-book, a commonly used teaching tool from the 16th century CE onwards. The text (here with the [alphabet](https://www.worldhistory.org/alphabet/) and an extract of the Lord's Prayer) is protected by a thin layer of horn. (British Museum, London)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, T. B. (2020, July 21). English Horn-book. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, The British. "English Horn-book." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 21, 2020. .
### MLA
Museum, The British. "English Horn-book." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Jul 2020, .
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