This is a floriated Gothic wood-type initial Q decorated with a bifurcated tail with curls, a notched bowl, a pierced oval bump-out in the counter; and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Depratis, Nicolaus (variant Des Prez, Nicolas) (Printer)
Created:
1513
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.