Prologue : in the beginning : grails, the Grail, and the stars
The idea of the Holy Grail
The world of precious stones
The crusaders' quest : the Holy Sepulcher
The frame story : Feirefiz, Parzival, and their father
The frame story ending : the overflowing Grail
The Grail in the inner story
The Paradise Altar of Bamberg
Appendix I. Etymological excursus : the meaning of the five women's names
Appendix II. Two medieval texts on the consecration of the altar and veneration of the Sepulcher.