The legend on the last back is,—
- At top.—"NACH . CRIST .
- Continued to the right.—GEPURT . MCCCCXXXV .
- At bottom.—UVART . GEPUN
- Continued to the left.—DE . DIEZ . PUCH ... K."
That is,—
"Nach Crist gepurt MCCCCXXXV uvart gepunden diez puch ... k."
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?