There is an inscription to Frances Matthew beside the great east window of the Minster. |
It is exactly about the stipulation that warrants inscription of the numbers and letters in black against a white backdrop. |
It is another fugitive inscription on the page of earth that it is necessary to seize, that you want to understand. |
The tablet's inscription tells the story of Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty. |
The inscription is therefore credited as one of the keys to opening up the thousands of years of Egyptian history. |
There's a barely controlled abandon, and more than a hint of anxiety that once the act of inscription has begun, it can't be undone. |