Archival note by Jonathan Smith © 2023 University of Bergen. CC BY-NC 4.0

MS 120 is a casebound volume measuring 206 x 178 mm. Wittgenstein has included dates between 19 November 1937 and 26 April 1938 in the text. The binding consists of black and brown marbled paper of a paper tourniquet design over board, quarter bound with a light brown cloth spine and corners and a bookseller’s label on the front cover. There is also a label pasted to the front cover reading ‘Sheet 4, 37’. Internally the volume has 146 leaves measuring 206 x 173 mm with 22 lines ruled on each page. The text is written in German with substantial coded remarks, written using black, blue/black and red inks. It is foliated ff. 1-147 including the rear pastedown, probably by library staff. Ff. 112 to the end have some ink staining on the bottom without affecting the text. There is also some dog-earing.

The bookseller’s label on the front cover reads ‘Ed. B. Giertsen A/S - Bok- & Papirhandel, Smaastrandgaten - Bergen.’ And another booksellers label of the same provenance on the inside front cover.