There is another story of a gospel recovered from a lake, but without
any mention of a cow as the agent for its rescue (CS, 556). The tale
may be founded on fact. The "Port of the Gospel" is now forgotten.
Books preserved as relics (_e.g._ the gospels belonging to a sainted
founder) were kept in metal shrines, and valuable books which were in
use were hung in satchels of leather on the walls of the library or
scriptorium. Two specimens of such satchels still remain.