Preparation for Mass from BL Add 52539, f. 12

Historiated initial 'Q' of a scene of preparation for Mass before an altar, with extension into borders of acanthus-like foliage, strapwork, and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of the Mass prayers. The text has been erased and the initial excised and replaced. Image taken from f. 12 of Leaf from a Book of Hours, containing part of the Mass prayers. Written in Latin.