Circular bookplate, with a leafed tree at the in the center, and the sun with numerous rays behind it. An open book is to the left, and a snake coiled around an hourglass is to the right. A phrase above the tree reads Esse Quam Videri.
Subject (Name):
Mailhouse, Max, 1857-1941 and Yale School of Medicine
A shield, quartered. The first quarter features an Or field and a large flaming mass at center. The second quarter features an azure field with a stag head above two large, leafed boughs atop each other. The third quarter, upon a gules field, features a triskelion of armored legs. The fourth quarter, against an argent field, is a pale surrounded by a narrow argent bordure. At the helm, atop a torse, is the sun. The shield is surrounded by leaves and flowers. Beneath upon a banner, is the motto Luceo Non Uro. A decorative border surrounds the plate owner's name.
Subject (Name):
McKenzie, Kenneth M. and Yale School of Medicine
Subject (Topic):
Armorial, Armorial bookplates, Physicians, and Shields
Beneath "Presentation Copy" is a space to indicate a book number (in this case, the number 81003 is stamped in green ink). A handwritten greeting below reads Very truly yours, L. Emmett Holz
A light bulb at the top adds light to the center of the plate, where a pheasant and a few bare trees are in a hilly area. Beneath this is a rifle. Above the scene is the phrase One sees only what one looks for. A letter from Lawson to the Yale Medical Library, June 6, 1966, is attached.
Subject (Name):
Lawson, Robert, 1822- and Yale School of Medicine
Subject (Topic):
Hunting, Nature, Radiologists, and Yale Medical Library