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Pattern A: “Pilgrim”

“Pilgrim” facing left (as seen from the wire side) in a circle; beneath: two(?) capital letters, of which the first is “B” and the second is illegible. The closest parallel in the two repertories is Briquet 7586 (Provence, 1568), where the letters are “B F”: but it is not very similar.

Figure 1. Specimen: folio 2 only (figure 1, beta-radiograph).

Pattern B: “Pilgrim”

“Pilgrim” facing left (as seen from the wire side), in a circle, with no letters or other additional designs outside the circle. There is no match in Valls i Subirà; it is fairly similar but by no means identical to Briquet 7570 (Milan, 1567).

Figure 2. Specimens: (no clear division into twin molds): folios 4 (figure 2, beta-radiograph), 8, 19

Pattern C: “Pilgrim”

“Pilgrim” facing left (as seen from the wire side), in a circle; beneath, three letters, “A M F.” The only comparable example in the two repertories is Briquet 7582 (Milan, 1570), with “A M F”; it is quite a good match, but not identical.

Specimens: folios 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 21, 23, 24, 26, 29, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 45, 47, 48, 51, 52.