Roger Bacon.A naked; dragon-tailed woman hanging from the branches and caressing a naked man sat on the trunk of the tree; they are surrounded on either side by five gold feathers (to the left) or five silver feathers (to the right); each labelled (鈥榮piritus'; 鈥榓nima'); the base of the tree stands within a heptagonal enclosure filled with water; a man and a woman are standing beside the trunk; alchemists holding flasks stand in the turrets at the corners of the enclosure.A pillar descends from the base of this enclosure; again resting in a square battlemented enclosure filled with water; a large man is grasping the pillar; and is accompanied by a man and woman; parts of their bodies are labelled; the pillars at the corners of the enclosure support flasks that contain various objects or scenes. The front wall of the enclosure bears an inscription (鈥楾he Red Sea; the red Lune; the red sol'); a large dragon and green frog; and a further inscription; beneath; verses.late 16th century.From: Roger Bacon; Alchemical rolls (The Ripley Scrolls).Add. 5025. (4) second sectionLondon; British Library.