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editions of the works of the great writers of the second classical 
period of German literature, like Wieland, Klopstock, Winckel- 
niann, Justus Moeser and Hamann. 3 The Commission reports 
from time to time in the proceedings of the Royal Academy, 
and has just issued a special announcement of the work to he 
done and the manner in which it is to proceed. 4 This report, 
which was submitted to the Modern Philological Society of 
Germany at its last meeting in Hamburg, calls for the co-opera¬ 
tion of all scholars and learned societies in this national and 
patriotic work, which, when accomplished, will be a lasting 
monument to German scholarship. For all this is only pre¬ 
paratory to a “Thesaurus linguae Germanicae” which some day 
shall take the place of the great German dictionary begun by 
the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. The dream of this 
Commission is the final establishment of a permanent Germanic 
Institute, the members of which shall devote all their time and 
energy to anything related to Germanic life and culture. 
Being myself interested in the transition period from Middle 
to Modern High German, I collected during my last stay in 
Germany (1902-1903) some material as an illustration of the 
German language in the different parts of Germany at the be¬ 
ginning of the sixteenth century. From this I offer the fol¬ 
lowing as a contribution to the study of Early Modern High 
German. It has, of course, not only linguistic value, but will 
no doubt he welcome to any one interested in the history of 
those days. 
3 A critical edition of Wieland’s works is being prepared by Bern- 
hard Seuffert. Cf. his “Prolegomena zu einer Wieland Ausgabe.” Ber¬ 
lin, Reimer. 
4 “Generalbericht ueber die Gruendung imd bisherige Taetigkeit der 
deutschen Kommission.” Berlin, 1905. 
