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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4609980, member: 8267"]I have tried putting some of the words on the cover into Google translate, which also identifies it as Catalan.</p><p><br /></p><p>Conta de <u> ? </u> pagos feu per Monjas</p><p><br /></p><p>Account ____ payments made by Nuns</p><p><br /></p><p>The cover was made by reusing a piece of parchment with unrelated text on one side (turned to the inside of the cover). It is written in an older style of calligraphy. It was not unusual for older parchments to be reused in this way.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4609980, member: 8267"]I have tried putting some of the words on the cover into Google translate, which also identifies it as Catalan. Conta de [U] ? [/U] pagos feu per Monjas Account ____ payments made by Nuns The cover was made by reusing a piece of parchment with unrelated text on one side (turned to the inside of the cover). It is written in an older style of calligraphy. It was not unusual for older parchments to be reused in this way.[/QUOTE]
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