An open cabinet filled with books. There is an hourglass on each of the cabinet's doors. Above the cabinet is the quote "The historian's one task is to tell the thing as it happened." -Lucian. Beneath is an insignia in which two hands are holding a caduceus.
Subject (Name):
Robinson, Victor Froben, 1886-1947
Subject (Topic):
Books, Medical historians, Physicians, Snakes, and Time
A stock bookplate—in the center of a border of wavy designs, dolphins, compasses, and tridents there is the silhouette of a large, tri-masted vessel on the high seas beneath a partly cloudy sky. Above the vessel is the phrase There is no frigate like a book, To bear us lands away! At the base of the plate is a small bookshelf.
At the top center is a caduceus, with a pair of cherubs from the upper corners of the plate blowing at the clouds below. Beneath is a scene with mountains and a body of water in the center. In the foreground is a locomotive is pulling a rail car. Below this can be seen a shelf with books and a pair of wings in the center.
Subject (Name):
Ordway, William Herbert, Jr., 1889-
Subject (Topic):
Books, Caduceus, Mountains, Nature, Physicians, Shield, Snakes, Train, Trains, and Yale Medical Library
At the center of the plate, framed by a striped border, is a view of some distant mountains reflected in a large body of water, with a partly cloudy sky above. In the lower center is a locomotive pulling a single rail car with "W. & J. R. R." on its side. Beneath the tracks are several books flanking a pair of wings atop a torse. In the upper corners of the image border are two cherubs depicting the wind; at center is a caduceus. On both left and right-hand sides, at center, are two rabbits each dressed up and protruding from a top hat, brandishing a magic wand. At the bottom is a banner with the title text. The initials "W. H. C." can be seen in the lower right-hand corner.
Subject (Name):
Ordway, William Herbert, Jr., 1889-
Subject (Topic):
Books, Caduceus, Mountains, Nature, Physicians, Trains, and Yale Medical Library
At the center is an elaborate border featuring branches of leaves and buds. Within the border, surrounding the phrase Ex Libris, is a lit lantern upon a book, as well as a caduceus. Beneath this, under the title text, are several books, in addition to a quill pen and an inkwell. In the background is a shelf of several taller books, as well as a carved mantelpiece.