Mettlach Book Stein Chart

Base Letter

Reference in Mettlach Catalog (English Translation)

Inlay

Auction Sales 1982 – October 1994

A

Juristen (Lawyer) Balanced scale hanging on sword with a peasant hat on one side and crown on other

43

B

Mediziner (Medical Man/Doctor) Serpent around staff against sun background

35

C

Philologen (philologist/scholar) 2 owls -- one with a fool's hat holding a fool's scepter

10

D

Mathematiker (Mathematician) Sphere with compass

7

E

Naturforscher (natural scientist) Heart surrounded by banners

2

F

Architekten (architect) Plumb bob, T-Square and compass

19

G

Ingenieure (engineer) Cog Wheel or gear

6

H

Forstleute (forester) Oak Tree growing out of a heart

5

I

Evang. Theologen (evangelical theologian) Wartburg Castle

5

K

Kaufleute (merchant/banker) Two snakes around a winged staff against an open book

25

L

Bergleute (miner/mountaineer) Two hammers crossed at the handles

2

R

None — most likely a special order Picture of Ezra Cornell

6