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A travel narrative recounting a second month of journeys through Switzerland that interweaves route-by-route descriptions of valleys, lakes, mountain passes, and towns with close investigation of Swiss allmends, the communal lands. The author documents local customs, agricultural practice, inns, and everyday village life, and consults scholars and officials to explain legal, historical, and administrative aspects of commonable land. A dedicated chapter examines religious practice in a pilgrimage centre. The book blends practical travel notes, maps, and social commentary to illuminate landscape and local institutions.

SWISS ALLMENDS
AND A WALK TO SEE THEM

BEING

A SECOND MONTH IN SWITZERLAND

BY

F. BARHAM ZINCKE

VICAR OF WHERSTEAD

CHAPLAIN IN ORDINARY TO THE QUEEN


Naturam, optimam ducem, tanquam Deum, sequimur


LONDON
SMITH, ELDER, & CO., 15 WATERLOO PLACE
1874

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