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1632 Carl Khuen von Belasi Parchment Document with Armorial Seal in Wood Skippet - This 17th-century manuscript legal document is executed in handwritten ink on parchment. Dated 1632, the instrument is written in German Kurrentschrift and features a prominent Gothic-style header. The text identifies the issuing party as Carl Khuen von Belasi, a member of the South Tyrolean nobility, and references the estates of Liechtenberg and Bruelai. The document includes a large red wax armorial seal attached by a parchment pendant tag. The seal displays a complex coat of arms with multiple quarters, a helm, and mantling, surrounded by a circumscription. The seal is protected within its original circular turned-wood skippet with a matching lid. The exterior of the parchment contains contemporary docketing including the date 1632. Unfolded: 12.75 inches (h) x 9.75 inches (w) Folded: 6 inches (h) x 9.5 inches (w).