Aus einem Brief der Fürstlich Fürstenbergischen Hofbibliothek an den M&S Verlag, 1968

The delivery of the first copy of the long-awaited Song of the Nibelungs caused quite a storm here. It was the same for all of us: we picked up the piece, opened it and for a moment were in doubt as to whether it wasn’t the original after all, because the original was lying next to it.

(Original in German)