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The complete Handwörterbuch des deutschen Aberglaubens has been examined for Sagen.

Solheim's index to Norsk Folkminnelag has added much in this field.

Many newer monographs appearing as special publications and in learned journals have been used.

Kristensen's Danske Sagn.

Wells's Manual of Writings in Middle English furnished motifs from romances in English.

Ward's and Herbert's Catalogue of Romances in the British Museum.

Special works such as Miss Schoepperle's Tristan and Isolt, Dickson's Valentine and Orson and Hertz's studies of various romances.

Malory's Morte Darthur has been indexed by motifs, so as better to represent the Arthurian legend.

Reinhard's study of Geis in the Romance has opened up a special cross section of material.

Pauli's Schimp und Ernst, with Bolte's extensive notes.

Crane's Exempla of Jacques de Vitry.

The Catalogue of Romances in the British Museum.

Gaster's Exempla of the Rabbis.

Scala Celi.

Alphabetum Narrationum.

Keller's Motif-index of Spanish Exempla.

Many motifs belonging to this genre are also included in the studies of novelle and jestbooks, mentioned shortly.

Saintyves, Les Saints Successeurs des Dieux.

Loomis, White Magic.

The jests, of which so many collections were made in the Renaissance, also find a place here. Many have been omitted, particularly