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Watermarks

Part 1 (folios 1-71): Codex Mendoza

The original text block of the Codex Mendoza is made up of paper containing six watermark patterns, some of which can be further subdivided into their twin molds. Four of the six patterns (A-D) are of the same general design which Briquet (1968) classifies under the general heading “Homme,” subheading “Pélerin” (no. 7567-7603). Apart from the differences in the letters beneath, the pilgrims themselves are close in design, each with a wide-brimmed hat, pointed chin, and crutched staff. Briquet’s examples are mostly Italian, but Valls i Subirà (1980, 2:163–65, 232–35, no. 212–227) provides a number of Spanish examples from 1500 to 1597. Whatismore, the non-Spanish examples of “Pilgrim” papers reproduced by Briquet provide the closer parallels to the watermarks of the Codex Mendoza, but none are identical and the papers are no doubt of Spanish origin. The Christian iconography of the watermarks (pilgrims, crosses) may merit some reflection in the context of the Codex Mendoza.