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Roger Bacon.(Fourth section): An orange sun with a human face; beneath; three animals: to the left; a red lion; affront?; a white eagle perching on its head and holding a horseshoe in its beak; in the centre; a red lion; affront?; a cockatrice perching on its head; to the right; a green lion; affront?; a crow perching on its head and holding a horseshoe in its beak. - from the belly of the red lion; a red strand is descending into a large flask; around it; eleven suns (to the left) and eleven moons (to the right); each with a human face; all enclosed by another black-; white- and green-banded crescent moon. - a crowned figure with a red mantle; holding in his right hand a sun caduceus or wand (a serpent is entwined around his arm); and holding in his left hand a moon caduceus; he has seven feet and is standing atop a blank pedestal; to the left of which is standing a pilgrim with a crutch and forked staff (a horseshoe dangling from the fork); and to right a crowned and mitred figure holding a sceptre in his right hand and an orb in his left (the lower part of this figure is missing; due to damage). The present scroll comprises a series of emblems drawn in pen and watercolours; interspersed with labels; verses and inscriptions in Latin and English.late 16th century.From: Roger Bacon; Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls).Add. 5025. (1) End of scroll.London; British Library.
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