''Das Kloster'' ("The

Cloister A cloister (from Latin ''claustrum'', "enclosure") is a covered walk, open gallery, or open arcade running along the walls of buildings and forming a quadrangle or garth. The attachment of a cloister to a cathedral or church, commonly against a ...

"; full title ''Das Kloster. Weltlich und geistlich. Meist aus der ältern deutschen Volks-, Wunder-, Curiositäten-, und vorzugsweise komischen Literatur'' "The Cloister. Profane and sacred. Mostly from older German Popular, Miraculous, Curious and especially Comical Literature") is a collection of magical and occult texts, chapbooks, folklore, popular superstition and fairy tales of the German Renaissance compiled by Stuttgart antiquarian Johann Scheible in 12 volumes, 1845-1849. Vols. 3, 5 and 11 are dedicated to the

Faust legend Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend based on the historical Johann Georg Faust ( 1480–1540). The erudite Faust is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, which leads him to make a pact with the Devil at a crossroad ...

. Vols. 7, 9 and 12 dealing with topics of folklore and ethnography were written by F. Nork (pseudonym of Friedrich Korn, 1803–1850). *vol. 1 (1845), 840 pp, ch. 1-4 ''Volksprediger, Moralisten und frommer Unsinn'' *vol. 2 (1846), 1074 pp, ch. 5-8'', Doctor Johann Faust'' *vol. 3 (1846), 1065 pp, ch. 9-12, ''Christoph Wagner, Don Juan Tenorio und verschiedene Schwarzkünstler und Beschwörer'' **9. Christoph Wagner **10. incantation and oracle **11.

Don Juan Tenorio ''Don Juan Tenorio: Drama religioso-fantástico en dos partes'' (Don Juan Tenorio: Religious-Fantasy Drama in Two Parts) is a play written in 1844 by José Zorrilla. It is the more romantic of the two principal Spanish-language literary interpr ...

of Sevilla **12. pacts with the devil, various nigromancers *vol. 4 (1846), 840 pp, ''Der Theuerdank'' by

Thomas Murner Thomas Murner, OFM (24 December 1475c. 1537) was an Alsatian satirist, poet and translator. He was born at Oberehnheim ( Obernai) near Strasbourg. In 1490 he entered the Franciscan order, and in 1495 began travelling, studying and then teaching ...

*vol. 5 (1847), 1160 pp, ''Die Sage vom Faust bis zum Erscheinen des ersten Volksbuches, mit Literatur und Vergleichung aller folgenden'' *vol. 6 (1847), 1106 pp, ch. 21-24 ''Die gute alte Zeit'', after the manuscript collection of

Wilhelm von Reinöhl Wilhelm may refer to: People and fictional characters * William Charles John Pitcher, costume designer known professionally as "Wilhelm" * Wilhelm (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Other uses * Mount ...

*vol. 7 (1847), 1120 pp, F. Nork, ''Der Festkalender, enthaltend die Sinndeute der Monatszeichen, die Entstehungs- und Umbildungsgeschichte von Naturfesten in Kirchenfeste'' (on the liturgical year and its evolution out of pagan festivals) *vol. 8 (1847) 1122pp, ''

Johann Fischart Johann Baptist Fischart (c. 1545 – 1591) was a German satirist and publicist. Biography Fischart was born, probably, at Strasbourg (but according to some accounts at Mainz), in or about the year 1545, and was educated at Worms in the house of K ...

's Geschichtsklitterung und aller Praktik Grossmutter'' *vol. 9 (1848), 1078 pp, ch. 33-36, F. Nork, ''Mythologie der Volksfragen und Volksmärchen'' *vol. 10 (1848) 1184 pp, ch. 37-40, ''Johann Fischart's Flöhhatz, Weibertratz, Ehezuchtbüchlein, podagrammisch Trostbüchlein'' etc. **37.-38.

**39.-40.

*vol. 11 (1849), 1222 pp, ''Die Geschichte vom Faust in Reimen'' etc. *vol. 12 (1849), 1188 pp, F. Nork, ''Die Sitten und Gebräuche der Deutschen und ihrer Nachbarvölker'' etc. Scheible also edited the ''Bibliotheca magica (1873–1874).

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