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mainly deal with the period of Bohemian history that begins with the accession of the house of Habsburg (1526) and ends with the battle of the White Mountain (1620). Professor Tieftrunk has also published a short history of Bohemian literature. The study of philology has recently been greatly One of the greatest living developed in Bohemia. Bohemian philologists is Professor Gebauer, to whose writings it is principally due that the genuineness of the MSS. of Griineberg and Koniginhof is now generally considered doubtful. Professor Gebauer has now begun the publication of a Historical Grammar of the Bohemian Language on a very large scale. Only Part I. and Part III. (consisting of two volumes) have as yet appeared. Of the many younger philologists, Dr. Flajshans should be menHe has for some time been occupied in publishtioned. ing a history of Bohemian literature in short parts. It is to be regretted that the publication does not proceed more rapidly. Very valuable for Bohemian philology and early literature are the labours of Mr. Adolphus Patera, head-librarian of the Bohemian Museum at Prague. For many years Mr. Patera has employed his annual holidays in searching for early Bohemian MSS., many of which, though forgotten, still exist in the libraries of the towns Mr. Patera and monasteries of Bohemia and Moravia. has been indefatigable in deciphering these very ancient MSS., and has published the results of his study in the Casopis Musea Krdlovstoi tesMho. The very interesting but long-neglected study of Bohemian folk-lore has He greatly progressed through the labours of Dr. Zibrt. has published many of the results of his researches in the periodical Cesky Lid (" The Bohemian People ") of which he is editor.

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