Manuscripts of Dvůr Králové and of Zelená Hora

As Grunberger handwriting ( Czech Rukopis zelenohorský, often abbreviated RZ) is called a literary forgery that was allegedly found in 1817 at Castle Green Mountain in Nepomuk.

Description

The Green Berger manuscript consists of eight pages described on two parchment - double leaves. The double-page spreads are roughly processed, visible damage and measure 22.4 x 18 cm. The continuous text is written with an iron -copper ink, which is now green and earlier allegedly had a black crust. Ornate is the text with four vermilion initials and some vermilion capitals. In addition, often tiny little red signs come before, the purpose of which is unknown. The text is written with no spaces ( in continuo), the initial letters of the words are provided with vermilion root sections.

Content

The manuscript contains fragments of poems written in Old Czech language Sněmy ( The Diet ) and Libušín soud ( The Court of Libussa ) with the theme: Conflict of brothers Chrudoš and Šťáhlav to the heritage and their adjudication by the Princess Libuse.

History

For historical background and the controversy over the authenticity, see also: Koniginhof handwriting

The Green Berger manuscript said to have been discovered by Josef Kovar at Castle Green Mountain in autumn 1817, which sent them anonymously to the Prince Kolowrat as a gift for the newly founded National Museum.

It was assumed that this collection dates from the 8th and 9th centuries. This would correspond to the facts, it would be the oldest surviving manuscripts in the Czech Republic. The manuscript was in the time of the Czech National Revival, together with the equally fake Koniginhof handwriting to a nationalist symbol.

Tomáš G. Masaryk and other managed from 1886 to prove the falsity of these works scientifically. Presumably, the authors Václav Hanka and Josef Linda are.

Today, the handwriting in the Department of precious manuscripts of the 19th century in the National Museum (Narodni Muzeum ) is held in Prague, but no longer issued for reasons of their poor condition.