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A FRAGMENT OF THE PARCIVAL. 1H 
I am not quite sure whether the von, on folio II.*, col. 2, line 8, in place of vn 
(=und) of all the other MSS., is only a slip of the copyist ; for if we insert a 
period after the preceding word Gral, and delete the one after craft (which 
occurs in all the editions), we get not only excellent, but, in my opinion, 
really far better sense. On folio I.", col. 1, 1. 16, he inserts, against all the 
other MSS,, carvb, and writes, in 1. 18, tiliraster for 7, hilér, and, in |. 26, ietra- 
crane for Jetakranc. That the scribe hailed from Suabia is betrayed by 
his use of é¢ for ¢ in phlicgt in folio II’., col. 2, line 10 (cf. Weinhold, Aleman. 
Grammatic, § 64) ; ¢ for ci and ie, as in urtellichem, in folio II’, col. 2, line 32 ; 
denst, in folio I.”, col. 2, line 22—cf. § 36 f; by ivch for iv as the dative plural 
—§ 453; by w as the ending of the accusative feminine, as disiv zit, in 
folio II.", col. 1, line 26—§ 423. 
It remains now for me only to express my sincere thanks to the Director 
of Museums for the opportunity of describing this Fragment. May every 
custodian, or fortunate possessor of ancient MSS., show the same kindness to 
the toiler in that branch of science! it would then be easier for him to gather 
together all the stones for that lofty 
the life of our forefathers. 
edifice—the history of the thoughts and 
APPENDIX. 
The volume marked 17!°* in the Mayer Museum is a Parchment Codex in quarto 
of 145 leaves, (the pages numbered in pencil by a modern hand), and a flyleaf in 
front and back. The writing is that of a clear German hand of the twelfth century. 
The quires consist mostly of 8 leaves. There are, however, 1 of 1, 2 of 2, 2 of 6 leaves. 
The MS. is bound in green calf skin, and has two well-preserved clasps in the form of 
doves. 
The Latin Psalter commences with the Ist Psalm, ‘‘ Beatus vir qui non abiit,” &c., 
on folio 12", and has a richly coloured initial letter with a representation of David playing 
the harp, with an angel overhead. It ends on folio 129" with the CL. Psalm-—Omnis 
spiritus laudet domini ; the same modern hand has marked in pencil, the beginning of 
the Psalms—Ps. 1, 2, &c.—and on folio 129° has written, ‘‘ End of Psalter.” The 
Psalter is followed by Collects and a commemoration of §. Katherine, who is styled 
‘the Jewel of Greece, from the city of Alexandria.” After this, other Canticles—the 
“* Benedicite,” ‘* Pater noster,” “ Credo,” * Quicunque vult” ; on folio 141", is the Litany 
of the Saints, and again prayers to the end of the volume. There are other initials, in 
the same style as the first, on folios 29, 50, 90, 114, 129, and also numerous smaller 
ones on all the pages, besides drawings of grotesque heads and figures of animals and 
plants between the lines or on the margin of the folios from the 12th to 56th. 
The Psalter is preceded by a Latin calendar, on folios 1 to 6, with round arches and 
columns, gilt, and illustrated with vignettes of the signs of the Zodiac, and allegorical 
drawings of occupations for each month, “ 
such as tree-felling for January, ploughing 
in February, brewing in September ; October is set apart for being ill in bed, Novem- 
ber for pig-killing, and in December a man is 
(Catalogue of Medieval and Latin Antiquities contained in the Mayer Museum, &c. 
seated before a fire warming his toes” 
By C. T. Gatty). These are followed, on folios 7 to 11, by full page panels, each divided 
into two, drawn and illuminated in an 
unusually spirited style, and illustrating the 
chief events of Christ’s life, from his childhood to his coming on the Day of Judgment. 
To complete the description of this MS., I may add that on folio 145Y (the last page 
of the Psalter), there is found some German writing in a hand of the fourteenth century, 
and in the Suabian dialect, which sets out what is portended by a person being born 
on a Sunday, Monday, &c. 
It runs thus :— 
Wer an aim sunitac wiert gvborn der 
wiert st{arc]* vn schen. 
Der,an aim maentag wiert gvborn der 
__wiert stark. ; 
Der an ai zistag wiert gvborn der wiert 
stark vn gverig ze fechtent. 
Der an ai mithun wiert gvborn der wiert 
richder des neches. 
Der an ai dunstag wiert gvborn der wiert 
erbar. 
Der an ai fritag wiert gvborn der wiert 
lebilich. 
Der an ai samstag wiert gvborn der wiert 
vniebich. 
He who is born on a Sunday will become 
strong and beautiful. 
He who is born on a Monday will be- 
come strong. 
He who is born on a Tuesday will be- 
come strong and eager for combat. 
He who is born on a Wednesday will be- 
come judge of the empire. 
He who is born on a Thursday will be- 
come an honest man. 
He who is born on a Friday will have 
long life. 
He who is born on a Saturday will not 
live long. 
