Antique Horn Hornwork -Medieval to Victorian - 1973 Exhibition Catalog - $125 - (Northampton, MA)

An Interesting Exhibition Catalog- “The Horner's Craft. An exhibition illustrating the ceremonial, decorative and domestic uses of horn from medieval to modern times” Published by the Worthing Museum and Art Gallery in 1973. description continues below the picture- - - - DISCUSSION: The catalog to a loan exhibition of hornwork from Medieval times to the 19th century. 311 items were catalogued, with thumbnail descriptions, and 20 items are illustrated. Apparently this was the first exhibition of hornwork since the 1882 Worshipful Company of Horners exhbit at Mansion House. London's Worshipful Company of Horners website notes that "The craft of the Horner goes back 'to time immemorial', and there is no doubt that it was practised long before the Norman Conquest. Horn is a natural plastic [keratin], which allows it to be moulded into many articles, such as beakers, utensils, combs and buttons, but its greatest use, right up to the 18th century was in being beaten into translucent sheets to be fabricated into lantern leaves and even windows. As late as 1745, the Company had rights to 'press lantern leaves' for the City lighting, and up to Tudor times there was an official Horner to the Crown." DESCRIPTION: Softcover. 6"x8.5", 38 pages plus 8 black & white plates. CONDITION NOTES: The covers have some light wear and soil. The interior has some minor soil, but otherwise is clean and nice, with a tight binding. - - - - - - OVERSEAS BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: Our International shipping charges are based on the weight, when boxed for shipping, of each book -please check the postage chart for the cost of shipping to your country. We offer “combined shipping charges” for orders for more than one book –this often means the shipping cost for the books is less than it would have been if they had been purchased and shipped one at a time, so please ask us for a shipping quote if you are thinking about buying more than one book. Thanks! - QUESTIONS about this item? If you have…

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