A set of French surgical instruments, including a trepanning set with a brush and several trephine bits, a raspatory, and other assorted levators and probes.
Subject (Geographic):
France
Subject (Name):
Bernard Kosto, M.D. and Yale University. School of Medicine.
A coat of arms with a large oval in the center. Within the oval is a fist holding a small tree with exposed roots, as well as two stars and a crescent. Surrounding this is a mantling that includes various flora. Above the helm is the motto Mihi Res, non Me Rebus. Below the title name reads Antiqui Facultatis Medicinæ Parisiensis Decani, nec non Castrorum Regis et Exercituum Proto medici. See: Olivier. E. & Vialet, G, Ex-Libris et Fers de Rwelieure, Paris, 1927, No. 40-41, p.16
Subject (Name):
Baron, M. Hyacinthi Theodori
Subject (Topic):
Amorial, Armorial bookplates, Hand, Physicians, and Shields
A square design with a circle at the center. Within this circle, upon an open book, is an hourglass alongside a skull. The skull sports a jester's cap and a dagger clasped within its jaw. The circle is bordered by a snake, with a bowl at the helm, from which the snake drinks.
Subject (Name):
Helcelet, M.
Subject (Topic):
Apothecaries, Books, Skull, Snakes, Sword, and Time