The ruins of an ancient temple. Surrounding the plate is written Etenim Omnes Artes Quae ad Humanitatem Pertinent Habent Quasi Commune Vinculum et Cognatione Quadam Inter se Continentur.
A coat of arms with three dark bird-like objects within. An armor-clad arm grasping a sword is above, and mantling, flowers, and leaves surrounds the crest. A nude cherub wearing a winged helmet and holding aloft a caduceus in his right hand stands among some books, scrolls, and a quill pen with inkwell.
A coat of arms divided into two sections, with three bells within. Along the sides of the shield are flowers and grasses tied together. At the helm can be seen a garb. At the top of the plate is the motto Quid Utilius.
A large urn with a snake circling the top, and a pinecone at the top. Hanging from it is a large coat of arms. Around the urn is a tropical beach scene with palm trees and sailing vessels in the background.
A man, woman, and child with a ram beneath a tree with a snake coiled around it. The scene surrounded by a oval frame. There are torches flanking the image, which in part make up a rectangular border. The phrase Servat et Docet is above the oval frame, and below it reads Fundata MDCCCLXXV. A motto: Fundata MDCCCLLXXV. Beneath is a box indicating Ex Dono, and a space to write a name.
Subject (Name):
Boston Medical Library and Yale University. School of Medicine
Subject (Topic):
Children, Heraldic bookplates, Medical libraries, Nature, Snakes, and Torches
A coat of arms divided by a large X, with the face of a leopard in the center. Above the crest is a boar, and two laurel branches surround much of the shield. Beneath is the motto Crom A Boo.
Subject (Name):
Bodkin, C. P.
Subject (Topic):
Animals, Armorial, Heraldic bookplates, Nature, Shield, Shields, and Surgeons
A shield, party per pale, with three spears against an argent field; three gauntlets with mascles argent against an azure field. At the helm, atop a torse, is a clothed right-handed fist grasping a fourth spear. The shield is edged with leafing and further flanked by additional flora. Below, a long narrow banner presents the motto Dolore Lenio Dolorem.
Subject (Name):
Palmer, Charles
Subject (Topic):
A Right Hand, Armorial bookplates, Flower, Hand, Nature, Physicians, Shields, and Surgeons