The whole inscription will therefore be, in English,--

THIS BOOKLET

IS SISTER MARGARET'S,

SISTER-ABBESS AT

SAINT CATHERINE'S AT MUR.

AFTER CHRIST'S

BIRTH, 1435,

WAS BOUN-

DEN THIS BOOK ... K.

A letter or two is illegible, from the injury made by the clasp, before

the last K. Both the clasps are torn away, perhaps from their having

been of some precious metal. Has this K anything to do with Köster?

Can any particulars be given of the abbess, monastery, and town

mentioned?

Is any other specimen of movable _metal_ types known of so early a date?

Notes and Queries, Number 182, April 23, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. · 第 35 / 133 题