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There are over 90 unique diary pages and page versions were used in the Grail Diaries used in the Last Crusade movie.  Most of these were repeated to fill the final A and B movie props.  The Computer Game Diary had it's own 63 pages, giving anyone interested in creating there own diary a good start, no matter what style of diary they are working on.  And for those interested in creating their own unique diary, there are several good source documents and a good deal of Grail lore to tap into.

Official Hero Diary Page Order

Those with access to privileged information and who spent years staring at VHS and later DVD stills feel that the Hero Grail Diary used in the film was made up of 4 repeating signatures of 16 pages (4 sheets folded in half).  Several additional page inserts were pasted in or otherwise inserted to create what is believed to be the complete 282 page Hero Diary.

A very comprehensive page order was compiled by Marcin Szyniszewski at sites.google page-order and is discussed throughout COW 24961:

Pages not found in "Hero" A prop:

1. Leap of faith Doublespread

2. (?) – Black Stone Floorplan

3. De Borron Set – (It is possible)

4. (The familiar theme of quest) – Gulf of Aqaba (right)

5. Gulf of Aqaba (left) – (Garden of Earthly delights)

Legend:

H	Henry’s house scene
P	Plane & map scene
V	Venice window scene
M	Marcus with map with no names scene
D	Donovan scene
Z	Zeppelin scene

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List of All Known Pages

sites.google page-order

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Grail Diary from the Computer Game

The Grail Diary of Henry Jones

Written by Mark Falstein

Art Direction by Mark Shepard

Hand Lettering by Jayne Osgood

Illustrations by Steve Purcell

(C) and (TM) 1989 Lucasfilm Ltd.

All rights reserved 354007

The Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure computer game came with a "Grail Diary" with story plot and hits to solve the game (as well as make the game more difficult to pirate).  You get 64 pages of text and images all from the Lucasfilm franchise, making the text somewhat "official" and more or less relevant with the storyline/plot of The Last Crusade movie.  The physical book itself is 17x15cm and included about 10 drawings as well as a few inserts.

Links to Text:

Grail Diary moedred.livejournal

indianajones.dk

Grail Diary PDF Game version

Game Diary PDF

Indygear OLD_SITE at bottom of page

sarednabworldprops

megaupload VQHTLL89  indianajones.es 11241  Spanish Version

docs.google  indianajones.es 11241  Spanish Version

megaupload WWODQ37E  indianajones.es 11241  Spanish Version

Other Official Text

There are a few glimpses of actual Grail Diary pages available Grail Diary hobiests.

The Best of the Lucasfilm Archives

This photo book has a good many photos, sketches, paintings from the Star Wars and Indiana Jones Trilogies. It has several photos of the Grail Diary, and you will be able to make out some of the text on the 14 sets shown.

More "official" glimpses of text can be found on our Official Grail Diary Pages and Discovered Grail Diary Pages pages.

Diary Style

There are a number of ways to set up a Grail Diary reproduction.  The "Hero Diary" approach is to replicate the A-prop (aka Hero Prop) page for page.  Another popular approach is to create a "Story Diary" that is setup to follow and document Dr. Jones' thoughts as he quests the Holy Grail.  And yet another approach is to create a "Professor's Journal" that includes clues and notes that would aid in the search for the Holy Grail.

Hero Prop

Guidelines for page setup and organization is limited to a few publications, movie stills and what the few who have seen the actual props are willing to share with the world.  Luckily, most of the information required recreate a Hero Prop is available on this site and others.  The repeat signatures of the Hero prop makes it unreadable and rather boring.

Story Diary

The Computer Game Grail Diary is setup in a story format.  It was perhaps easier to fabricate many pages of story text instead of filling the diary with random Grail related notes and drawings.  A story is also more readable than a collection of notes and the computer game diary was created more for a video game than a true recreation of the Hero Prop or what Dr. Jones may have created.  Many have created fun Story Grail Diaries.

Professor's Journal

How would a professor of Medieval History keep track of his thoughts regarding a life long quest?  A "dear diary" format is possible, but would fill more than a single diary.  A pocket sized journal with notes may be more appropriate.   This may not be as readable as story type diary, but could contain a great deal of information and valuable notes.  It would also not be as "boring" as a true Hero Prop with its repeated pages.  And without a storyline to follow, it might be easier to create and organize as long as you have all the notes, drawings and inserts you need to fill the pages of such a journal.

Fabricated Text

Unless you have a copy of the true prop and want an exact copy of it, you will have a good deal of empty space in your Grail Diary to fill.  This will require some text and illustrations that you think Dr. Henry Jones Sr would have in his diary during his life long hunt for the Grail.

The first step in this process is to perform some research.  This can include study of the "Indy" timeline from the various Indiana Jones publications (movies, TV series, comics), source books used to create the prop diaries, and other Grail related text and publications.  It can also include study of this and other Grail Diary web resources.

Jones Timelines

Creations of "Indy" accurate journal will require knowledge of the Jones timeline.  It is important to note that the Indy stories, although occasionally somewhat related to actual real people and historical events, are works of fiction and made for entertainment.  There are conflicting timeline and event issues as they relate to weaving all the Indy stories together as well as historical events into the Grail Diary timeline.  And if you don't fret these discrepancies, life will be better.

Henry Jones Sr.

What did Dr. Jones Sr. do during his life?  You will need to know a little bit about is life's timeline if you want to make "accurate" fictional text.

Dr Jones Timeline

Resources:

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Movie

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Movie Script

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Book

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles TV show 1992 to 1996

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Volume One — The Early Years

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Volume Two — The War Years

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Volume Three — The Years of Change

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Official site

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Official site - Archived

The Indiana Jones Timeline

Lost Treasures magazine comics

Timeline of comics

Staff of Kings PS2 script

Indiana Jones Timeline

theindyexperience - Indy Timeline history - Archive

Example of Diary timeline modifications to allow for continuity with the Young Indy series:

1. Changed the 'Auberge d'Ecune, Cantaney' date to 8th September 1908 (to within weeks - of Corey Carrier Picasso episode)

2. 'Gasthofff "Truebselig" Klassheim' entry to November 16th, 1908 (to within days/week's travel of Vienna for Princess Sophie episode)

3. Created an entry for Jerusalem for 18th June, 1909, as there's no way Henry would be at the centre of Christendom and not research the Grail. Slipped in a reference to Abner Ravenwood, too, without being specific as to what happened to him and Indy - but made Henry not amused about it so that Ravenwood tries to help his quest by way of apology. (Ties with unmade 3rd season YI story)

4. "It pleases me that Al-Jawf still thinks of me.." text I have being written in Stockholm, Sweden on December 5th, 1909 (ties with another unmade 3rd season story)

5. "I have been able to meet Prince Kassim" to January 16th 1910 (Ties with Benares 1910 story)

6. Created Kalabaka, Greece August 20th 1910 to tie with second half of 'Travels With Father.' I have Henry being given 'The Cobblestones' and 'The Pendulums' illustrations here.

7. Have Miss Seymour and Indy travelling with Codirolli on the Titanic. Given the date - within a month of Anna's death - I had 'Junior' being sent away to England to help Anna rest and returning (at his own insistence) because she's taken a turn for the worse.

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Grail History

Dr. Henry Jones Sr. was on the hunt for information regarding the Grail.  Some of the manuscripts that he may have read have since become lost or destroyed through, fires, wars, decomposition or other insults of time.  But with internet and public library systems, you will have easier assess to some the this information than Dr. Jones Sr. would have in the early 1900's.

The Grail: Quest for the Eternal

This is a required book for any serious Do It From Scratch diary prop replicator/maker.  It appears that a good amount of the text in the real Grail Diary props came from this book (remember that the diary was actually made by a prop maker and not by Dr. Jones himself).  It contains 96 pages with 118 illustrations (15 in color).  It also discusses aspects of the Grail, which may help with content.

ISBN 0824500350

by John Matthews

The Flowering of the Middle Ages

This was used for the Saint-Chapelle shrine drawing, the Knight/Cup page and the Floorplan used on the "Black Stone" page.

Hardcover: 360 pages
Publisher: Barnes and Noble; Reprint edition (1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0760708584
ISBN-13: 978-0760708583
Product Dimensions: 12 x 8.9 x 1 inches

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Palimpsests: The backs of monumental brasses

This may have been used for the "Tibetan Skull/Stone Face" page in the diary
Publisher: Monumental Brass Society (1980)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0950129844
ISBN-13: 978-0950129846

only 400 copies of this book were printed

The Grail: From Celtic Myth to Christian Symbol (Mythos: The Princeton-Bollingen Series in World Mythology)

Not many pictures in this one, but some good text.
Paperback: 306 pages
Publisher: Princeton University Press; New edition edition (7 Oct 1991)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0691020752
ISBN-13: 978-0691020754
Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.7 x 2 cm

King Arthur and the Grail Quest: Myth and Vision from Celtic Times to the Present

This focuses mainly on Arthur, but it has some great pictures and text regarding the grail at the back of the book.
Hardcover: 161 pages
Publisher: Caxton Editions; New edition edition (1 Jan 2000)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1860198635
ISBN-13: 978-1860198632
Product Dimensions: 25.8 x 19 x 1.8 cm

The Holy Grail: Its Origins, Secrets, and Meaning Revealed

It' s fairly good reading, and chocked full of images of manuscripts, illuminations, drawings, paintings, etc. ranging from the 13th century to more modern artwork. A good buy for those looking for ways to personalize their diary, either by scanning the images or using them for inspiration in their own work.

Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Studio; First edition. edition (May 3, 1994)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0670851280
ISBN-13: 978-0670851287
Product Dimensions: 20 x 20 x 20 inches

Sign and the Seal: The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant

It is Ark related, but it has a very detailed descriptions of Prester John and what the name meant to late middle age scholars. I wouldn't reccomend it if I didn't think it had some good inof to impart. Maybe I could scan a few pages and post the text for you. If you would like.
Product Details
Paperback: 608 pages
Publisher: Touchstone; Reprint. edition (July 2, 1993)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0671865412
ISBN-13: 978-0671865412
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 1.6 inches

Links:

Britannia King Arthur in Legend - Holy Grail Candidates

www.omniglot.com/links/dictionaries.htm writing systems and languages of the world

indianajones.dk - Invented text/notes to fill in with

Example Grail Text and Organization

A printable PDFs for Zen Seeker is coming soon.

Complete Story Diary Formatted Text:

www.illogicality.net/diary.pdf  aux91 by John Dolatowski, Zach Roberts and IndyTaz (Christian Murfet) - Low resolution and can't print.

Grail Diary With "fake" Pages aux91

moedred.livejournal Computer Game Text

Marc Kitter Text Computer Game Text in Black, Invented Text in Red, Picture Placement in Green, Smaller Note Font in Blue

Venice Map Caveat  Timeline Concerns Page 23  blank page

Indy Quest - Warning: Visiting this site may harm your computer!  Malware will/may be installed on your computer.    It has ready to print out PDFs with low Res images.

Grail Diary Printable Source 0.9 - Dead Site and sorry, no printable diary   COW 33064  Fink's Version - Mentioned COW 24961 Pg7, Discussion of a Grail DVD COW 26309  COW 30440  COW 33064

Sarednabworldprops Graal_ITA.pdf  Italian Diary with images - note in print to bind order so text will appear out of synch...if you understand Italian

Order:

COW - Grail Diary Page Order

sites.google page-order

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COW 4140 

COW 5299

Two Page Orders - which to use?

COW 2496

COW 25310

COW 18221 - discussion of page pairing

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Blank Pages

There are blank pages in the back of the prop diaries.

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There are 2 blank signatures at the end of the prop diary.

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Movie and Historical Timeline Anomalies

Hagia Sofia Translation

The Hagia Sofia is referred to by "Henry" (Las Mesas May 22, 1912 Computer Game Diary) as the basilica of St. Sophia.

Note that in Greek, Sophia means wisdom.  So the Hagia Sofia is actually a Basilica to the Wisdom of God.

At the time that Henry was in Constantinople, the structure was a converted Mosque. All of the Christian Mosaics were covered up as no images would be allowed in a Mosque (they are still uncovering these now that the building was a Museum). The building would not become a museum open to the public until 21 years after Henry's visit to Constantinople.

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1938 Zeppelin Flight after 1937 Hindenburg

The tragic Hindenburg event ended intercontinental zeppelin flights in 1937.  Flights did not start again until 14 September 1938 with LZ 130 "Graf Zeppelin II".  In the movie, the Joneses flew onboard a Zeppelin on 1 April 1938.

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1909 Iraq

Note that the address on the Al Jawf letter is wrong. Iraq did not exist as a country until after WW1.  Up until then Baghdad was in Mesopotamia which was a province of the Ottoman Empire (1533–1918).  This letter is dated 1909.

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1920 Soviet Union

September 29, 1920 entry in the Grail Diary, States:

"Hostile borders have been no barrier to him nor has revolution, as he was able to slip into Constantinople (or as we now must call it, Istanbul!) and Russia (or as we now must call it, the Soviet Union!!) and bring out some of the most amazing items."

Russia was not called the Soviet Union until 1922.  At the time of this diary entry, Russia would have been called the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.

The sentence should therefore read:

"Hostile borders have been no barrier to him nor has revolution, as he was able to slip into Constantinople (or as we now must call it, Istanbul!) and Russia (or as we now must call it, the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic!!) and bring out some of the most amazing items."

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1933 100 French Frank

The computer game diary suggests that Dr. Henry Jones is in France in the 1920s, so a 1933 bank note doesn't fit this timeline.

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1943 Data on George Washington Quote

"By 1943 the marriage rate had dropped down to 11.8 per 1000."

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Jehovah Spelling

Jehovah is spelled Iehovah in Latin.  However medieval languages (Latin or vernacular) had neither official rules nor the letter 'J'. It was not until the sixteenth century that the French humanist Pierre de la Ramée proposed to use the 'J' as a separate letter distinct from the 'I'. The 'J' could therefore not have been a trap at the time the test was constructed.

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Graduation and Location Timeline

Henry senior graduates from Oxford in 1899, most people start their diary in 1898 in New Haven

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