Dr. Henry W. Jones' Grail Diary

Henry Jones Adding to the Diary in 1912

 

Size

The overall size of the diary is 6½ by 4¼ by about 1½ inches. The pages are slightly smaller at about 6 ¼" x 3 15/16". Perhaps it is printed Foolscap octavo (6¾" by 4¼"). Foolscap paper itself is 17 by 13½.

Number of Pages

There are sixteen signatures. Each signature is Octavo, having 8 sheets and 16 pages. That makes a total of 256 pages in a blank diary. There are inserts in the finished diary that bring the total number of pages up to 282. Here is somebody's idea how to do this.

Binding Method

Smyth Sewn (Section Sewn) with a flexible binding.
The end papers are dark marbled green.

Cover and Elastic

The cover is brown cow leather. It could be aged to reflect the fact that the diary is 39 years old. The elastic band is sized to go around either way.

Content

I will be able to turn the blank diary in to a Hero Diary (there are two versions), a Prop B diary, or a Story Diary. Here are Stefan Jones' Diary pages. The last 32 pages of the diary are blank.

 

Grail Diary Replicas

 

Grail Diary Links

From Indy Magnoli

Indy's Grail Diary (http://clothiers.indyprops.com/pp-gdiary1.htm)
He also sells a "Professor's Diary" (search at http://www.magnoliclothiers.com/)

To Find Content

Diary making tuitorial (http://www.indianajones.dk/Webside/Billeder/Indy-side/Grail%20Diary.htm)
Zen Grail Diary Site (http://zenseeker.net/GrailDiary/).
Grail Diary Search (http://sites.google.com/site/graildiary/Home).
Another complete diary
A font.

Some Replicas

Sarednab's World Props
Indy’s Grail Diary and the Last Days of Awesome Copy Protection
Grail Diary (game documentation)

 


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© Last Updated by P. A. Wiedorn 11 September 2011