The limner Jean Le Noir, a pupil of Jean Pucelle, started work on the illuminations. In 1865, he was appointed Queen's Limner for Scotland. The Painter and Limner is a member of the Royal Household in Scotland. In 2001, she was appointed Her Majesty's Painter and Limner in Scotland. A limner is an illuminator of manuscripts, or more generally, a painter of ornamental decoration.