Transcription Notes
Section I
Notes for
[I-1]In the original »Von Leder.« is attributed to Herr Meister.
[I-2]Modern spelling is »tun«.
[I-3]The text of the illustration:
Das A B C. W. A. Mozart. A(ah) b(be) c(ze) d(de) e(eh) f g(ge) h(ha) i(ih) k(ka) l m n o(oh) p(pe) q(ku) r(er) s t(te) u(uh) v(vau) w(we) q r s t u v w x(iks) yp si lon z(zet) o weh! kann’s nicht lernen das A B C.
Section II
Notes for
[II-1]Original: Ihn (capitalized)
[II-2]The watch maker Peter Henlein used the false name “Peter Hele” to inscribe his watches.
Section III
Notes for
[III-1]Original: «
[III-2]Original: «:
[III-3]Only Büchlein is gesperrt in the original. I believe that Röslein and Häuslein were meant to be gesperrt as well.
[III-4]Original:.... (4 dots, not 5)
[III-6]Today this is spelled gibt.
[III-7]»Türkischhuhn« appears to be a literal translation from English—it was never a German word. The correct word is »Truthahn« or »Puter«.
[III-8]This section ended precisely on a page boundry, so the footer illustration was omitted. We include the footer on the theory that it would have been included if the pagination were different.
Section IV
Notes for
[IV-1]Original: Freundinen (many times); Corrected in 18th edition.
[IV-2]Original: Wieder (capitalized); Corrected in 18th edition.
[IV-3]Original: Herr (missing “n”); Corrected in 18th edition.
[IV-4]The closing quote was missing.
[IV-5]Original: Am (capitalized); Corrected in 18th edition.
[IV-6]Original: habe; Correct in Tables of Grammar.
[IV-7]The period was missing.
[IV-8]The opening quote was missing.
[IV-9]The period was missing.
[IV-10]Original: »Hans ist ein Name,«
[IV-11]Original: Alein; Corrected in 18th edition.
[IV-12]Original: Schakespeare; Corrected in 18th edition.
[IV-13]The semicolon was missing. Corrected in 18th edition.
[IV-14]Original: das. Corrected in 18th edition.
[IV-15]The colon was missing. Corrected in 18th edition.
Section V
Notes for
[V-1]The closing quote was missing.
[V-2]Measure 10, Piano RH, second note corrected from d to c.
[V-3]The text of the illustration:
Komm lie–ber Mai und ma–che die Bäu–me wie–der grün; und laß uns an dem Ba–che die klei–nen Veil–chen blühn! Wie möch–ten wir so ger–ne ein Blüm–chen wie–der sehn! ach lie–ber Mai, wie ger–ne ein–mal spa–zie–ren gehn!
Section VI
Notes for
[VI-1]Original: wahr; Corrected in 18th edition.
[VI-2]Original: bein; Corrected in 18th edition.
[VI-3]The closing quote was missing.
[VI-4]Original: latein i– schen; Corrected in 18th edition.
[VI-5]The closing quote was missing. Corrected in 18th edition.
[VI-6]Original: junge (uncapitalized); Corrected in 18th edition.
[VI-7]The closing quote was missing.
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Section VII
Notes for
The text of the [VII-1]illustration:
Etwas bewegt. 1. Sah’ ein Knab’ ein Rös–lein stehn, Rös–lein auf der 2. Kna–be sprach: Ich bre–che dich, Rös–lein auf der 3. Und der wil–de Kna–be brach’s Rös–lein auf der Hei–den, war so jung und mor–gen–schön, Hei–den. Rös–lein sprach: Ich ste–che dich, Hei–den. Rös–lein wehr–te sich und stach, lief er schnell, es nah zu sehn, sah’s mit vie–len Freu–den. daß du e–wig denkst an mich, und ich will’s nicht lei–den. half ihm doch kein Weh und Ach, mußt’ es e–ben lei–den. crescendo. dim. Rös–lein, Rös–lein, Rös–lein rot, Rös–lein auf der Hei–den. Rös–lein, Rös–lein, Rös–lein rot, Rös–lein auf der Hei–den. Rös–lein, Rös–lein, Rös–lein rot, Rös–lein auf der Hei–den.
[VII-2]Original: meine
[VII-3]Original: Spinrad
[VII-4]This section ended on a page boundry, so it did not include the footer.
Section VIII
Notes for
[VIII-1]In the original, é is set in antiqua, not fraktur.
Section IX
Notes for
[IX-1]Original: glabe; Corrected in 18th edition.
[IX-2]Das turnvereinisches Zeichen
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Section X
Notes for
The text of the [X-1]illustration:
Mäßig (Andante). 1. O Tan–nen–baum, O Tan–nen–baum! wie grün sind dei–ne Blät–ter! 2. O Tan–nen–baum, O Tan–nen–baum! du kannst mir sehr ge–fal–len; Du grünst nicht nur zur Som–mer–zeit, nein, auch im Win–ter, wenn es schneit. O wie oft hat nicht zur Weihnachtszeit ein Baum von dir mich hoch er–freut! O Tan–nen–baum, O Tan–nen–baum! wie treu sind dei–ne Blät–ter! Tan–nen–baum, O Tan–nen–baum! du kannst mir sehr ge–fal–len!
Section XI
Notes for
[XI-1]Original: Walter; Several references contemporary to this book list the name as Walther von der Vogelweide.
[XI-2]The comma was broken type in the original. Corrected in 18th edition.
[XI-3]Original: das
[XI-4]The comma was missing. Corrected in 18th edition.
[XI-5]The type was broken so it appeared to be: deutscher. Corrected in 18th edition.
Section XII
Notes for
[XII-1]The type was broken so it appeared to be a period.
Notes for Poems
[G-1]Original: ilhelm Müller
[G-2]The stanzas were separated at the third line rather than the 4th. Corrected in 18th edition.
Notes for Grammar
[Gk-1]Kleine deutsche Sprachlehre von H. Bohm und W. Steinert, Berlin: Kampffmeyer, 1851, 1860
[Gk-2]This is a transcription of the illustration:
Amt, Bild, Christ, Damm, Eis, Frau, Gold, Haus, Igel, Jagd, Kopf, Laub, Mann, Nacht, Ort, Pferd, Qual, Ring, Sand, Stein, Tisch, Uhr, Volk, Welt, Zeit, Aller Anfang ist schwer. Reden ist Silber, Schweigen oft Gold.
[Gk-3]This was the only period on the page so it is deleted.
[Gk-4]The e was not bold.
[Gk-5]This was the only period on the page so it is deleted.
[Gk-6]The s was not bold.
[Gk-7]The em–dash was missing. Corrected in 18th edition.
[Gk-8]There was an extra em–dash.
[Gk-9]Original: gemüßt; Corrected in 18th edition.
[Gk-10]The period was missing. Corrected in 18th edition.
[Gk-11]The second dot was missing making a period rather than a tiny elipses. Corrected in 18th edition.
[Gk-12]The comma was missing. Corrected in 18th edition.
[Gk-13]The period was a comma.
[Gk-14]The period was missing. Corrected in 18th edition.
[Gk-15]The period was missing.