Hartje Collection Resources
George Hartje, Director Emeritus of Pickler Memorial Library, donated his personal collection covering the history of books, libraries, printing, and all aspects of the printed word. He also set up a fund to aid in the furthering of the collection. It is here that the first resources for this exhibit were found:
History of the Horn Book by Andrew Tuer
The History of the Horn Book: A Bibliographical Essay by Leslie Shepard
Two facsimile horn books :
Wooden with alphabet, Arabic numerals, and Trinitarian Formula.
Wooden with alphabet, Christ’s cross, syllabarium, and Our Father.
Ye Hornbooke of Greetynge (Women’s Educational and Industrial Union advertisement, relating to The Hornbook Magazine known to us today).
Andrew White Tuer, 1838-1900, printer and hornbook scholar, by Mclbooks licensed under CC 1.0
Gene Wilson, HOBI Cookie Molds & Hornbooks
Gene Wilson has been the only seller of genuine hornbook replicas in America since the 1970s. The library was able to acquire two of his replica hornbooks and a gingerbread hornbook mold. Each hornbook represents a different style, one being the colonial style with the ship engraving used in the States, and other being the British style with an engraving of St. George and the Dragon. These items have since been added to the Hartje collection.
A link to Wilson’s website: http://www.cookiemold.com/Hornbooks2015.html
Other References and Resources
The Horn Book Magazine – They are associated because they have taken the hornbook as their namesake. This magazine is one of the foremost magazines regarding children’s literature.
“Why is it called the Horn Book?” –https://www.hbook.com/?detailStory=called-horn-book
Bertha Mahoney and the roots of The Horn Book Magazine’s history: https://www.hbook.com/?page=roots
In law, the title horn book refers to a treatise, giving an overview of a particular area of law. Law students often use them to supplement casebooks.
These photos illustrate both sides of a promotional hornbook given out by the Bookshop for Boys & Girls of the Women’s Educational and Industrial Union, which went on to become The Horn Book Magazine.
Horn Book exhibit curated by Maura Shimmens.
For information concerning this exhibit contact: speccoll@truman.edu