My research for this article owes much to the generous support of Franco Salanitro (Director) and MaurizioGelmi (Chief Librarian) of the Biblioteca Pio Rajna, Sondrio, Francesco Palazzi Trevelli (Archivio di Stato, Sondrio), Andreina Bazzi and her assistants (Archivio del Comune, Sondrio), and Diego Zoia in the Archivio Municipale di Tirano. For advice on various aspects, I am indebted to Bruno Ciapponi Landi (Museo Etnografico Tiranese), Giacomo Ganza, Alberto Gobetti, Luigi Greco, Battista Leoni, William Marconi, Gritli Olgiati, NadiaTaglietti, and, in Australia, to Joseph Gentilli, Alan McBriar and Barry Smith. © 1995, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
