An open book by Gulielmi Harveii sits on a clothed table surrounded by more books, a skull, and some sheet music. The title page of the book reads "Guliemli Harveii/De Motu Gordis et Sanguinis/MDCXXVIII/Francofurti". Around the table are two seats that hold piles of books. There is a full bookshelf in the background. Above the image is the quote "Show me the books he loves and I shall know/The man far better than through mortal friends" --Dr. S. Weir Mitchell.
Subject (Name):
Radin, Herman Theodore, 1878-
Subject (Topic):
Books, Libraries, Medical colleges, Physicians, and Skull
A circular design featuring a coat of arms with two stars, a crescent, and a bundle of grapes upon the field. At the helm is a jousting helm; at the crest is the head and cap of an elf-like male. Leafing and mantling surround the upper portion of the shield.
Ianacone, John A. Yale University. School of Medicine
Published / Created:
1935
Collection Title:
Bookplate Collection
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
A muscular man is flanked by two snakes which coil around him with the phrase Sapientia Prudentia Humilitas Patientia Scientia written on a banner beneath. Books, some with titles, a skull, a microscope, several pieces of laboratory glassware, a camera, as well as an hour glass are below. To the lower right of the main image is a fourth insignia. The plate owner's signature can be seen at the bottom center. At the top is the phrase Tempus Fugit, Carpe Diem.
Subject (Name):
Ianacone, John A. and Yale School of Medicine
Subject (Topic):
Anatomy, Books, Caduceus, Chemical apparatus, Microscopes, Physicians, and Skull
A fireplace, surrounded on the sides by bookcases filled with books, and more books on the mantelpiece above the fireplace. The plate also contains the name "E. Spelman" in the lower left-hand corner, and the date "June 1921" in the lower right-hand corner.
Subject (Name):
Fulton, John F. (John Farquhar), 1899-1960 and Yale School of Medicine
A head made up of several different organs of the body. The signature of Dorothy C. Hayden on the back gummed surface. Accompanying letter states that [Hooker's] mother-in-law, Dorothy C. Hayden, copied a colored picture in one of the medical journals, which had particularly intrigued Dr. Hooker.
Subject (Name):
Hooker, John Worthington, 1772-1804 and Yale School of Medicine
At center is a small home surrounded by trees. Above this are the seals of both the University of Pennsylvania and the Masons, separated by a caduceus. The phrases Per Angusta and AD Augusta are printed in ribbons above the seals.
Subject (Name):
Egbert, Joseph C. and Yale School of Medicine
Subject (Topic):
Books, Nature, Physicians, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Snake, and Time