Horn: Its history and its uses

Schaverien, A., 2006. Horn: Its History and Its Uses. Adele Schaverien. This book covers the following areas: Abbreviations - List of Illustrations - Foreword by Dr David Gaimster General Secretary and Chief Executive Society of Antiquaries of London - Preface - Introduction - PART I - Administration and Regulation - Early and Medieval Horn Craft - The horn trade in London 1700s to 1900s - The provincial horn trade 1600s to 1900s - the horn trade 1900s to present day - PART II - The Horners' Metier - The material, tools and techniques - PART III - Horn Objects - Combs - Buttons - Fans - Jewellery - Shoehorns - Spectacles and magnifiers - Tobacco boxes - Necessaries and the sewing box - Drinking horns - Cutlery - Lights, furniture and ornaments - Horn tools - Horn moulds - Medicine Horns - Sticks and Crooks - Horn and Bowyer - The Powder Horn - Weapons, armour and helmets - The horn-book - Penners, inkhorns and pounce-pots - The penknife - Sounding horns and whistles - Window panes and street-lighting - Lanterns - The History of Horn - Appendix I Identification of horn types - Appendix II Other materials - Appendix III Ancient British Breeds - Appendix IV Lost techniques - Appendix V Applied straw work - Glossary - A note on currency (or 'money values'. - Care of Horn - Errors and misconceptions.

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