This volume contains the annotated edition of 664 inscriptions and 74 dates and initials on objects dating from the 12th century to the year 1650. Having been an independent territory for a long time and due to a distinctive awareness of history the district of Schaumburg offers rich material of inscriptions. The emphasis is put on those concerning the Schaumburg residences and the gentry as well as house inscriptions. The inscriptions in village churches and in the convents of Möllenbeck and Obernkirchen show how the reformation had been established. The wallpaintings in Möllenbeck convent which have been recently uncovered are completely published for the first time.