One of Paolozzi's most significant sculptures is The Manuscript of Monte Cassino which consists of three separate elements a hand, an ankle and a foot. These sculptures were installed in Edinburgh’s Picardy Place in 1991. The three body parts sit apart from each other and act as a reminder of the tragedies of war. There is text written in Latin at the base of each sculpture which Paolozzi has taken from the real Manuscript of Monte Cassino.
Translated this reads:

Across the hills and the valley’s shade,
Alone the small script goes,
Seeking for Benedict’s beloved roof,
Where waits its sure repose.
They came and find, the tired travellers,
Green herbs and ample bread,
Quiet and brothers’ love and humbleness,
Christ’s peace on every head.

It is likely that this small plaster is a reference to the monumental sculpture.