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English: Illustration of the Book "Number Stories of long ago", extracted from page 88

Roman numeral fractions as used by Jakob Köbel. German text reads: (I)/(IIII) Diesse figur ist un bedeut ain fiertel von ainez gantzen / also mag man auch ain fünfftail / ayn sechstail / ain sybentail oder zwai sechstail (2c) und alle ander brüch beschreiben / Als (I)/(V) | (I)/(VI) | (I)/(VII) | (II)/(VI) 2c.
(VI/VIII) Diß sein Sechs achtail / das sein sechstail der acht ein gantz machen.
(IX/XI) Dieß Figur berzaigt ann newn ayilfftail das seyn IX tail / der XI ain gantz machen.
(XX/XXXI) Diß Figur bezaichet / zwentzigk ainunddreysigk tail / das sein tzentzigk tail der ainsundreissigk ein gantz machen.'
(IIC/IIIIC.LX) Diß sein tzaihundert tail / der fierhundert und sechtzig ain gantz machen.

Translation: This figure means a quarter of a whole / one may also one sixth, one seventh or two sixths (2c) and all other fractions describe / thus (figure) 2c.
This figure is six eigths which means six parts of the eight that is a whole.
This figure demonstrates a nine eleventh which means 9 parts / of 11 that is a whole.
This figure means / twenty thirtyfirst parts / which means twenty parts of thirty-one that is a whole
This is twohundred parts od the fourhundredsixty that is a whole.