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Grail Diary Text
Although the illustrations in the Grail Diary are what we remember about the diary itself, the text within the diary is really the "meat" of this journal. Without pertinent text the journal itself is just a prop or prop replica made for static display or for occasional appearances on a film. This may be all you are looking for, but if you are looking to create a readable storyline or at the very least don't want to fill your prop replica full or unreadable garbage, you will need to put a bit (actually, more likely a great deal) of energy into your Grail Diary Text.
According to a lost webpage, Replica Maker Chris Llewellyn has been able to read most of the text from the pages not seen in the Lucasfilm archives. He has made a Guide to all the other Text in the diary, with all the pages not seen anywhere else. There are also some pages invented by Chris that would be a great addition for your diaries. But where is this guide? If anyone has information on the guide, PLEASE EMAIL ME. Thanks.
"Hero" A-Prop Page Text
"1905 Map showing some..."/DAHAB GULF/Venice Map/"Map showing some"
date written on the top right: 1905
Position of the stone construction at the upper end of the valley
Map showing some of the
mountains that will have to
be negotiated before reaching
the end of the valley
DAHAB GULF
darkside map_showing_1.jpg COW 24961 Pg2
1905 Tabora Map/tabora de franca (2 Page Centerfold)
on left page
WILDERNEST OF WANDERINGS
TEBAL MURDATH
on right page
this map is dated 1905
MOUNTAIN OF TABORA DE FRANCA
Math vab Mathonwy
Arabia Map (2 page Centerfold) A
Arabia Map (2 page Centerfold) B
Arabia Small Map
I have translated
this panel but am
unable to date it
precisely
Perhaps 14th Cent
but may be as
late as the
16th Cent
around 1500
Brass has
a Tudor
look about
it.
Sir William
Roberts.
Little Braxted.
?? not
understood
Note: "Little Braxted" is a church in Essex
photobucket Tudorpage.jpg COW 24961 Pg2
Christ Stained Glass Window
Christ Window - Colored
Columns
Cross Fragment
Dead Sea Map (2 page Centerfold) - Not sure
AIN GADIS
JEBAL MAGRAH
WADY EL ARABAH
PETRA
MOUNT HOR
SHRAG ER RISHEH
MT SEIR
MAAN
AIN GADIS
JEBAL MAGRAH
WADY EL ARABAH
PETRA
MOUNT HOR
SHRAG ER RISHEH
MT SEIR
MAAN
W. MURREH
WEIBEH
COW 27507
Dead Sea Big Map/Long Dead Sea Map
"this map was found
in ____ _____ ____ ____ ____ ____ or
any map I could find"
photobucket Bilde533.jpg
COW 33945
photobucket Bilde534.jpg COW 33945
"Drawing I have made..."/Rockslide
"Drawing I made before passing through the rock obstacle encountered at the far end of the valley."
Drinking Stag
Drinking Stag - Colored
Flemish Crucifixion Mandala
Flemish Crucifixion Mandala - Colored
"For here we have..."
Hand-made Fold-out Map
Henry's Crucifixion Painting Doublesided
"In the queste..."/"Grail Mass"/Stalban/St. Alban
In the Queste del
Saint Graal
at the moment
when Galahad
entres Sarras
with the Grail,
the text refers
to the Mass of the
Mother of God
being sung in
the cathedral.
Specific ref.
to "Mystery
of the
Grail"
Possibility of
a Marian
Grail cult
at Glastonbury
cannot be ruled
out
1904
Iron Cross
"It is possible..."
The last 3 lines of this page are not in the Mathew's book because these
lines were created by the prop master.
'Possibly an alternative to a
mystical feast echoing that partaken
of by the Grail Knight ie Kernos'
"It is possible..." text from Matthews.
Knight Rubbing (Maltese Symbol)
Knight Rubbing 2 (Ceridwen)
Up left: "Ceridwen, the Welsh mother goddess figure
Down left: "What is the association of Mary with the Grail??
Right: "Note: Ceridwen was the possessor of a magic vessel. Welsh word for
cauldron (pair) and spelling of Mary's name- Mair.
Mix of the text on Page 14 Matthews
COW 43200
Knights Tomb/Stone Vessel/"The Grail in alchemy"
The stone vessel
the Grai in Alchemy
The Grail is described
not as a cup but as
a stone of the
purest kind
called lapsit exillas
There never was a
human so ill but that
if he one day sees that
stone, he cannot
die within the week
that follows...
and though he should see the stone for
two hundred years it (his appearance)
will never change, save that
his hair might perhaps
turn grey.
Did he perhaps mean to write
lapsi lapsus ex caelis
the 'stone fallen from heaven'?
indyprops the-stone-vessel.jpg COW 7890
The text is from page 17 of Matthews, which reads:
The grail is described not as a cup but as: "a stone of the purest kind" called
Lapist Exillas... There never was a human so ill but that if he one day sees
that the stone, he cannot die within the week that follows... and though he
should see the stone for two hundred years it (his appearance) will never change
save that his hair might perhaps change to grey.
Page 17 in Matthews
then bottom of the page after gray:
The above description has always
puzzled me and I have made various
attempts to find a solution.
Lancelot Approaching the Grail
txt is from Matthews p89.
Over the image: "Lancelot, approaching ... with the Christ"
to the right: "Indicating his closeness..."
under: "Once the three knights...".
This statue
is almost
the only
medieval
depiction
of M.
He is
holding
a book
on which
is illuminated
the cup
or chalice.
On the top of page:
In this particular window Christ is
called a priest in the succession of
Melchizadek by right of his sacrifice
Long Arabia Map
Map of the Mountain Road
Map with No Names 4 page Spread - special "The Grail is Flooded..."
Map with No Names 4 page Spread - Map Doublespread A
Map with No Names 4 page Spread - Map Doublespread B
Map with No Names 4 page Spread - special "The path of the grail"
Omphalos
Only at certain times-a week before and
a week after the Saint's feastday -
do the waters sink, permitting access
to the shrine in the centre, where hangs
a silver vessel from chains in the roof.
In this vessel in the uncorrupted body
of the Saint, which at such times is
lowered from its place and the body
placed in a chair - from which position
at the height of the Mass, St Thomas
himself dispenses the Host from a golden
dish. Those who were true believers
benefited from the Eucharist; but if
any heretic partook, they either
repented or fell dead.
This story bears so many parallels
to that if the Grail, that it is hard
not to believe that it may have been
an indirect source for details which
appear in the romances
"New Haven, Connecticut
November 3, 1899
A certain Biship Hugh of Jalaba first brought news of Prestor John to rome in
1145, with an account of a successful campaign made by him against the Muslims -
a fact which created a considerable stir in the west, more used to hearing of
defeat at the hands of the Islamic forces. But it was not until 1165 that the
west became directly aware of the great Christian ruler. in fact, that year a
letter was delivered to Pope Alexander III, which began"
notes on the page read "the Priest king", "Prestor John", and "the last guardian of the holy cup."
"John, the Priest King a mysterious figure whose vase Christian
Kingdom is here said to include India and Ethiopia. A nephew of the Grail Hero
Parzival.
He became the last earthly guardian of the holy cup."
Roman numerals from bottom of Venice window
Sainte Chapelle Shrine
Sainte Chapelle Shrine - Colored
This inscription
has been translated
''he was a defender of
the faith
As early as
the C14th
retuland??
brother has
been added
to the
??
???.
Galahad the stainless, virgin knight
who was one of only three that
succeeded in finding the Grail and
participating, to varying degrees,
in its mystery.
indianajones.dk Grail Drawings.htm
In early as the C14th metal and leather has been added to the chain mail
Galahad the stainless, virgin knight
who was one of only three that
suceeded in finding the Grail and
participating, to varying degrees,
in its mystery.
The Order of the Grail could have been the same sword drawn from
the stone by Arthur The Knights of the Maltese Order of St. John
DEFENDER OF THE FAITH GOD WE TRUST
Defender of the faith and in God we TR
Part of a stain glass panel in a window in the Nave
Garumet, Parzival's father, puts himself at the service of Islam as a mercenary
because it satisfies his need for perfect spiritual knighthood in a way that
service to a western land cannot.
Takt-i-taqdis Map
"The familiar theme..."
"The Grail is Flooded..."
There is an:
A-prop silverback Dollar version
B-prop silverback Dollar version
Wolfram Scrap version
i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/mszynisz/thepath.jpg COW 24961 Pg4
Silver Certificate Page
"The grail is flooded with spiritual light..." page without the silver certificate is the same as the "Wolfram scrap" insert (which is actually the back of a folded-up map with no names).
web.archive.org/web/20071014174831/indygear.com/props/images/wolframscrapbig.jpg
"The only really significant" with large cup
versions:
One version has "It was only when Lycurgus" and another version is without this text and has "The theme of sacrifice" written diagonally. The first version is well known (possibly with "Drawing I have made" page), but the second version only in the back of The Three Trials set.
The normal "path of the Grail" page with all horizontal text occurs:
the last page of the first signature and its repeats
page 12 of the second signature and its repeats
page 6 of the third signature and its repeats
page 16 of the fourth signature and its repeats
the left side of the back of the Map With No Names
The only occurrence of the complete version of "The path of the Grail" (as well as the Rock slide version of "The Grail is flooded") is on the back of the Three Trials spread.
i635.photobucket.com/albums/uu71/mszynisz/ThreeTrialsDVD COW 24961 Pg7
"There is an anonymous account"
There is an anonymous account
describing the visit to Rome, in year
1122, of a certain 'Patriarch John' and
relates details of his ministry and
homeland. He lives, it is said, in a great
city with walls thick enough to drive
two chariots abreast along the top of
them. Through the city runs the
river Physon which rises in Paradise;
and a short way beyond the walls
is a mountain, on top of which
stands
differences between Henry txt and Matthews page 28. COW 32917
text is from pg 28 of Matthews and ends with "filled with pious monks". The the next sentence is the first from "Only at certain times" page. The props master for the diary has changed some words in the 'there is an anonymous' page to make it more realistic and like it was written by Dr. Jones himself.
There is an anonymous account
describing the visit to Rome, in year
1122, of a certain 'Patriarch John' and
relates details of his ministry and
homeland. He lives, it is said, in a great
city with walls thick enough to drive
two chariots abreast along the top of
them. Through the city runs the
river Physon which rises in Paradise;
and a short way beyond the walls
is a mountain, on top of which
stands
"This very quick sketch map..."
This Wilderness of the Wanderings
Three Trials 4 page Spread - Doublespread
Tres numero erunt probationes
[the challenges will number three]
Secunda, verbum Dei
[second, the word of God]
Tertia, semita Dei
[third the path of God]
Poculum lignarii
[The cup of a carpenter]
Three Trials 4 page Spread - Rock slide version of "The Grail is flooded"
The Grail is flooded
with spiritual light
and shines out of those who
seek it.
The true and proper home of the
Grail is Paradise, the perfect
realm of the Spirit where the
* Priest King John, its' last guardian,
reigns benignly from his castle
within the Garden of
Earthly Delights.
One of the meanings attributed
to the words "Lapist exillas",
used by Wolfram Von Eschenbach
to describe the Grail
is the :-
"Stone of Exile"
(from Paradise) and by
extension the :-
"wish for Paradise"
<--- 130
<--- 182 SL
impassable
sites.google rock-slide
Three Trials4 page Spread - "The path of the Grail…" (complete version)
See "The path of the Grail…" above
"Tibetan skull..."
Triangular Floorplan page text
Detail of the decorated
style of capitol using
a naturalistic leaf
or vine ornament
COW 5330
Two Kneeling Knights
Venice 4 page Spread - "God is love" sword
Venice 4 page Spread - Venice Knight
Venice 4 page Spread - Numbers & Lion spread
Venice 4 page Spread - Queen with grail "Garden of earthly delights"
"What better place than..."
Horizontal text:
Pg 84 of Matthews
Vertical text:
"The cup shown here on this window is a libation..." in Matthews
pg81 Matthews "When the Grail passed through the kingdom ... draw the sword from the stone".
The second part is from pg73 slightly changed: "The cup shown here on this window is a libation..." (in the original: "The cup engraved here on a stone is a libation...").
On Magnoli's pic, it is opposite the Prestor John page, but there are more than one page orders. The one Magnoli posted is from the hero prop, and the pic of that page is from the b-prop.
imageshack ppgdiary2presterje9.jpg COW 24961
Window/Melchizadek
"X Marks the Spot" Doublespread
B-Prop Page Text
Black Stone Floorplan
De Borron Set
Gulf of Aqaba Doublespread/1905 B prop Map
I found this map 1905
on my third trip into Egypt
it allowed me to travel the route
as far as my arrows indicate but
at the (unknown word) it was impossible
to get any
further.
I must go
deeper
into
the
Valley
I could find
No reference
to this
area of
the map.
COW 15949
Leap of faith Doublespread
"The Grail is Flooded..." B-prop version
Invented and Other Text
Alternate Beginning to Story Diary
Intro
When you first open the book you see the fly sheets (the end
papers that glue the cover to the bound signatures). Turning the page shows the
left page blank (the one glued to the end paper) and the right page with "The
Grail is flooded..." text page. This page (the "Grail is
flooded"...) is the same page as the one with 1899 Silver Certificate (not the
ACTUAL page with the bill glued to it, just a repeated page).
COW 18238
"Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam"
"To the greater glory of God"
wikipedia Ad_maiorem_Dei_gloriam
The Grail knight must see
his own face reflected in the
cup, and understand the way
he must travel
Henry Jones
Alternate Ending
Cuficus Arabian inscription
writing on page 143 of the CG diary that looks like "A.;_|Al MIRML +A-ll DGMLA" and has an image of a knight sitting cross legged
The part played by the Lapis
The part played by the Lapis was that
of a catalyst, and its creation was the
first major step along the path towards
realizing the
highest aims of the work, the spiritual
perfection of the alchemist and his joining
of God.
One of the greatest alchemists of the day,
Arnold of Villanova, referred to the Lapis
in his Rosarium Philosophorum, written not
long after Wolfram's Parzival.
Hic lapis exilis extat precio quoque vilis
Spernitur à stultis amatur plus ab
edoctis
(This insignificant stone is indeed of
trilling value! It is despised by
fools, the more cherished by the wise)
imageshack 011ccn6.jpg COW 34924
Lady Eleanora Letter
Dear Henry,
I was reminded of you today in an unexpected fashion. I was taking tea with Sir
A D , a gentleman but no scholar, who in his youth was a confidant of Sir
Richard Burton, the late adventurer and linguist. As you know, upon Sir
Richard's death Lady Burton burned many of his priceless journals of his travels
in the Orient, holding them to be lascivious and obscene. Now, Sir A informs me
that he was able to rescue a few of Sir Richard's fragments from the fire, and
one that he described would be of interest to you. It seems that a Sufi master
in some Mohammedan land told Sir Richard that he knew the location of "the
ceramic bowl" the infidels revere as the Grail, that it had "heathen designs on
it" and writing that was not Archaic, "not was it in the script of the Jews or
the Greeks or any other he had ever seen." Unfortunately, the surviving fragment
gave no clue of where this Moor had seen the vessel: only that he had traveled
"eastward from the city" and referred also to "passing the three trails". The
rest was burnt.
I think of you often, and look forward to the day when your search should bring
you back to England. I remain as ever,
Yours,
Eleanora Ferrers-Lansdowne
Last Page
Indy Magnoli's last page has a sketch of the actual Grail with the text from
Matthews that not only fits the style of the hero prop (being text from the same
book), but matches so well with Henry's line about illumination:
The quest for the Grail is never truly over. As much for today as for the time
of legends, it is a symbol of great richness, though its meaning is as enigmatic
as ever. We are less equipped than men of the Middle Ages to understand its
mysteries.
They were nearer, not only in time, to the stories and to the mystery of things,
and it is these stories that we must trun for even the most tentative
illumination...
(He loved this passage so much that he reused it in Henry's article on the Grail
in The Lost Journal of Indiana Jones.)
Next to the drawing of the cup I have
a simply ceramic goblet, covered inside and out with gold leaf
COW 37093
Glastonbury, England
July 15, 1920
flickr 3574062531_9787f4f7a4_o.jpg COW 40864
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