the years of about 1220 and 1230 travelled, for reasons unknown, in France and other parts of Europe as far as Hungary, producing drawings of motifs architectural, scientific and figural. The drawings, for the most part, are not original designs. They are drawn from buildings and artworks that he saw on his travels. In order that they might be utilised as designs for students, they were carefully annotated by a skilled calligrapher and placed into a leather portfolio. They give us a clear indication of the way in which decorative motifs and figurative subjects could be transferred from one region to another and from one artform to another. Although the names of many masons, painters, illuminators and stained glass artists are unknown, the movements of some are traceable, including: William of Sens, mason, was in Canterbury in 1174. Matthew Paris, Chronicler and illuminator, from St Albans, was in Trondheim in 1248. Pierre of Agincourt, mason, was in Naples in 1270 Hugh Wilfred, from London, was in Avignon in 1321 Mathieu d'Arras, mason, from Avignon, was in Prague in 1344 Jan van Eyck, painter, from Maeseyck, was in Lisbon in 1428 Juan de Colonia, mason, from Cologne, was in Burgos in 1442 John Morow, mason, from Paris, was in Melrose in 1450 Veit Stoss, sculptor, from Nuremberg, was in Cracow in 1477 Theology Revelations One of the major purposes of an artistic scheme, or Poor Man's Bible, within a church was to show the viewer the "Way to Salvation". In order for this to be achieved, there are two major revelations by God to humankind that the viewer should be exposed to, by the means of the artistic scheme. The message of sorrow, guilt and fear For the Poor Man's Bible to fulfil its aim, the viewer needs to know and to accept the Christian premise that he/she is a sinful being and as such will be brought to trial on the Day of Judgement. This Day of Judgement is described by the last book of the Bible, known as the Revelation of St John or the Book of Revelation in which John describes many scenes, including the dreadful Apocalypse and a vision of the Lord seated on a throne borne up by four Heavenly Beasts: a winged lion, a winged man, a winged bull and an eagle, as also described in the Book of Ezekiel. This Revelation is often depicted,