[Rarebooks] FS: A Pair of Related Worshipful Company of Horners Items

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

A Pair of Related Worshipful Company of Horners Items. $75 net for the 
two.

   Item #1-

“Some Notes on 'The Old Book' of the Worshipful Company of Horners” By 
the Rev. H.G. Rosedale. Published by the Worshipful Company of Horners 
in 1911. Limited to 200 copies.

"Presented by the Worshipful Master to the members of the Company and 
their guests on the occasion of the Livery Banquet, January 26, 1911". A 
description of a manuscript volume compiled for the Horner's Company 
during the 16th and 17th centuries, much of it copied from older 
documents regarding the Company. The Company had recently purchased the 
volume at a Sotheby's auction (March 2-3, 1909, lot 685). Card covers. 
6.5"x8", 25 pages, 2 double-page plates. Some soil and foxing- please 
see the photos.

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   Item #2-

“A Short History of the Worshipful Company of Horners” By the Rev. H.G. 
Rosedale. Published by the Worshipful Company of Horners in 1912. 
Printed by Blades, East & Blades in January, 1912.

At a Sotheby's auction held on March 2-3, 1909, the Company had 
purchased (lot 685) a manuscript volume compiled for the Horner's 
Company during the 16th and 17th centuries, much of it copied from older 
documents regarding the Company. This volume enabled the Rev. Rosedale 
to complete this preliminary history of the early centuries of the 
Company, much of which had been shrouded in obscurity prior to the 
discovery of these documents. Softcover. 5.5"x8.5", 46 pages, plus 2 
black & white plates. The covers have some light wear and soil. The book 
interior has some minor soil, but otherwise is clean and nice, with a 
tight binding.

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The 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. The first known reference to 
the [Horners] Company was when its ordinances were 'corrected' in 1284, 
making it one of the most ancient of livery companies. 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. In 1391 
the Company was granted new ordinances which allowed it to elect its own 
wardens. In 1465 there was an important Statute that protected the 
craft, commercial rights and mysteries of the Horners. This Statute was 
later incorporated into the Charter granted to the Company by King 
Charles I on May 5th 1638. Unfortunately, the subsequent centuries saw 
the decline of the Company and the use of horn, largely accelerated by 
acrimonious trade disputes and the growing availability of cheaper 
glass. This 'ingenious but stinking business' was banished to outside 
the eastern City boundaries. However, despite these setbacks, in 1846, a 
petition to Parliament resulted in the Company being granted full livery 
rights. As a result, by 1890, the Horners had regressed to an introvert 
dining club, and the hall and plate had to be sold. Whilst the use of 
horn continued to decline, the twentieth century saw a considerable rise 
in the Company's fortunes. Through a succession of enterprising Clerks 
and Masters, their numbers were allowed to rise to 100 in 1905 and then 
to 200 in 1925. Seven Horners have served as Lord Mayor and many others 
in the office of Sheriff. In 1943, recognising that the working of horn 
was no longer a viable industry, the Company had the great foresight to 
adopt its modern equivalent, the Plastics Industry. Since that time the 
Company has played a role, and kept pace with a significant 
international technological industry."


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