71 leaves : 198 x 148 (164 x 110) mm. bound to 204 x 157 mmPaper, 71; [viii], 1-108, 1-21, [vii]; contemporary pagination in ink, upper center or upper outer corners. The actual numbers are used for reference; the second set of pages numbered 1-12 are referred to as "second series."Written in a single hand by Peider Juvalta (in the manuscript as Paidar p. Jovalta, p. v), circa 1655-1724, Protestant minister of Latsch and Stuls, near Bergün (information provided by Antonia Bertschinger), with later additions in a second hand (p. 83-86, p. 12).
Contemporary half parchment. Green cloth ties. Cover shows signs of wear, especially at the corners and at the fore edge.
Written in Bergün, Switzerland, 1717-1724.
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