By sheer providence, we accessed the granddaddy of prognostication cards by Pierina
Carta Uno
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Do you know why her cards are in English?
If you perused this website, you may have the answer
One of the most difficult things about pinpointing dates and events in Pierina's writings is that she uses languages inconsistently, especially when it comes to dates and numbers. Her prefered languages for her cards are Middle English, Early Modern English, Anglicized Naturim, and occasionally Italian (usually when she doesn't know the word in English). She also sprinkles in Naturim numerals which can be a challenge as they are in a different alphabet.
Nota bene: Events that take place prior to 1582 are dated using the Julian calendar.
Dates thereafter apply to the Gregorian calendar.
It is believed that the numbers in the top left corner refer to the year Pierina made the prediction.
Whereas the number in the bottom right corner is thought to be the prediction number.
If this is the case, we know Pierina made at least 2016 predictions.
A smattering of cards include symbols (believed to be written in Naturim) in the bottom left corner. Can you decipher them?
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