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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layperson layperson]'s [[prayer]] [[book]], from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin ''primarium'', from Late Latin, neuter of ''primarius'' primary | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layperson layperson]'s [[prayer]] [[book]], from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin ''primarium'', from Late Latin, neuter of ''primarius'' primary |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: a small [[book]] for teaching [[children]] to [[read]] | | *1: a small [[book]] for teaching [[children]] to [[read]] |
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| The [[Latin]] ''Enschedé Abecedarium'' of the late 15th century, translated into English as the ''Salisbury Prymer'', has been identified as the earliest example of a [[printed]] primer. It presented the [[alphabet]] and several Catholic [[prayers]]. | | The [[Latin]] ''Enschedé Abecedarium'' of the late 15th century, translated into English as the ''Salisbury Prymer'', has been identified as the earliest example of a [[printed]] primer. It presented the [[alphabet]] and several Catholic [[prayers]]. |
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− | Other historical examples of primers for [[children]] include ''The New England Primer'' (1680s) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGuffey_Readers ''McGuffey Readers''] (1836) in the US, and ''Bala Potam'' (Lessons for Children, 1850 & 1851) by Arumuka Navalar in Sri Lanka. | + | Other historical examples of primers for [[children]] include ''The New England Primer'' (1680s) and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGuffey_Readers ''McGuffey Readers''] (1836) in the US, and ''Bala Potam'' (Lessons for Children, 1850 & 1851) by Arumuka Navalar in Sri Lanka. |
| ==See also== | | ==See also== |
− | *'''''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbook Hornbook]''''' | + | *'''''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornbook Hornbook]''''' |
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| [[Category: Education]] | | [[Category: Education]] |