• N-i-3,d1 N-I-3

    Octavo notepad (8,5 x 15) in a pocket of green leather. 100 pages. Casual jottings. Diary-like entries 28/30th September 1872. Later notes from Spring 1875, as well as 1878/July 1879.

  • N-ii-1,d1 N-II-1

    1876 diary (9,5 x 15) with brown leather cover. Casual jottings. Notes for Untimely Meditations, Human, All Too Human, and lecture plans.

  • N-ii-2,d1 N-II-2

    Red and green speckled octavo notebook (9,5 x 16,5). 154 pages. Few casual jottings, philosophical notes mainly for Human, All Too Human. Spring - Summer 1877.

  • N-ii-3,d1 N-II-3

    Black octavo notebook (11 x 16,5). 86 pages. Some casual jottings and draft letters, otherwise philosophical notes, mostly for Human, All Too Human. End of 1876 - Summer 1877.

  • N-ii-4,d1 N-II-4

    Black octavo notebook (10 x 16). 54 pages. Some casual jottings, otherwise notes of philosophical character, in the most part for Assorted Opinions and Maxims. Summer 1878.

  • N-ii-5,d1 N-II-5

    Brown octavo notebook (8 x 15). 62 pages. Casual jottings, some sketches for Human, All Too Human and Assorted Opinions and Maxims, otherwise notes not meant for publication, mostly on Richard Wagner. Spring - Summer 1878.

  • N-ii-6,d1 N-II-6

    Notebook (6,5 x 9) bound in yellow wood. 64 pages. 'Memorabilia', autobiographical notes from Spring-Summer 1878.

  • N-ii-7,d1 N-II-7

    Octavo notebook (11 x 17) with black cover. 146 pages. Few casual jottings. Some sketches for Mixed Opinions and Maxims, notes mainly about Richard Wagner. Summer 1878.

  • N-iii-1,d1 N-III-1

    Black octavo notebook (10 x 16). 50 pages. Few casual jottings. Notes for Assorted Opinions and Maxims from Autumn 1878.

  • N-iii-2,d1 N-III-2

    Black octavo notebook (10 x 16). 50 pages. Notes for Assorted Opinions and Maxims from Autumn 1878.

  • N-iii-3,d1 N-III-3

    Black octavo notepad (10 x 16). 46 pages. Notes for Assorted Opinions and Maxims from November 1878.

  • N-iii-4,d1 N-III-4

    Black octavo notepad (10 x 16). 50 pages. Notes for Assorted Opinions and Maxims from Autumn 1878.

  • N-iii-5,d1 N-III-5

    Black octavo notepad (10 x 16). 50 pages. Notes for Assorted Opinions and Maxims from Autumn 1878.

  • N-iv-1,d1 N-IV-1

    Brown octavo notepad (10,5 x 17,5). 50 pages. Notes for The Wanderer and his Shadow from July 1879.

  • N-iv-2,d1 N-IV-2

    Red octavo notebook (10,5 x 17,5). 50 pages. Some casual jottings. Notes for The Wanderer and his Shadow from June-July 1879.

  • N-iv-4,d1 N-IV-4

    Red octavo notebook (10,5 x 17,5). 50 pages. Notes for The Wanderer and his Shadow and some casual jottings. August 1879.

  • N-v-2,d1 N-V-2

    Octavo notepad (8,5 x 14,3) with green cover. 88 pages. Some casual jottings. Notes for Daybreak. Spring 1880.

  • N-v-3,d1 N-V-3

    Octavo notepad (9,75 x 16,6) bound in brown linen. 116 pages. Casual jottings. Notes for Daybreak. Summer 1880.

  • N-v-4,d1 N-V-4

    Octavo notepad (10 x 16,3) bound in black and grey speckled cover. 146 pages. Casual notes. Excerpts. Notes for Daybreak. Autumn 1880.

  • N-v-5,d1 N-V-5

    Black octavo notepad (10 x 15,8). 42 pages. Notes for Daybreak, excerpts and causal jottings. Winter 1880-1881.

  • N-v-6,1 N-V-6

    Two quires of octavo sheets (9,5 x 16,1). 112 pages. Philological notes on Thucydides (from Basel 1878-1889). Otherwise mostly notes for Daybreak and excerpts. End of 1880.

  • N-v-7,a1 N-V-7

    Coverless octavo notepad (11 x 17). 202 pages. Casual jottings. Notes for The Gay Science. Autumn 1881.

  • N-v-8,d1 N-V-8

    Wood bound octavo notepad (9,5 x 16). 200 pages. Casual jottings, draft letters, draft verses for "Idylls from Messina", The Gay Science and later verses. Plans for Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Part I and for the collected sayings in Z I 2. Used from Spring 1882 to February 1883.

  • N-v-9,d1 N-V-9

    Coverless octavo notebook (11 x 17). 202 pages. A small part used for The Gay Science. Poems and draft verses. Plans for the collected sayings in Z I 1 and Z I 2. Plans for Also Sprach Zarathustra, Part I. Draft letters. Casual jottings. Used from Summer 1882 to February 1883.

  • N-vi-2,d1 N-VI-2

    Octavo notepad (9 x 14) with black and yellow speckled cover. 166 pages. Notes for Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Part II and casual jottings. May-June 1883.

  • N-vi-3,d1 N-VI-3

    Duodecimo notepad (9 x 12,5) with black and green speckled cover. 116 pages. Notes for Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Part II and causal notes. June-July 1883.

  • N-vi-4,d1 N-VI-4

    Duodecimo notepad (9 x 12,5) with black and green speckled cover. 102 pages, half filled. Notes for Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Part II and causal jottings. June-July 1883.

  • N-vi-5,d1 N-VI-5

    Duodecimo notepad (9 x 12,5) with black and green speckled cover. 110 pages. Drafts and fragments for Thus Spoke Zarathustra (for a third and fourth part). Casual jottings. Summer-Autumn 1883.

  • N-vi-6,d1 N-VI-6

    Octavo notepad (9 x 14,5) with black, grey and green speckled cover. 200 pages. Casual notes. Drafts and fragments for Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Preliminary drafts for Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Part III. Autumn 1883.

  • N-vi-7,d1 N-VI-7

    Octavo notepad (9 x 14,5) with black and grey speckled cover. 194 pages. Notes for Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Part III. Casual jottings. Autumn 1883.

  • N-vi-8,d1 N-VI-8

    Octavo notepad (9,5 x 14) with black and red speckled cover. 94 pages. Notes for Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Part III and casual jottings. Autumn 1883.