A library with books in a bookcase, art on the walls, and various items on top of the bookcase. There is a dog on a rug. Beneath the image is the phrase A l'aventure tout vient a pointe qui sait attendre.
A red sun-like shape with a dial at the center and a fleur-de-lis on top is at the top center of this bookplate. A three-lined red square border surrounds this and the text beneath. This library was founded by Bern Dibner in 1941 and contains books on the History of Science. After Dibner's death in 1988, the collection was divided between the Smithsonian, MIT, and the Huntington.
Subject (Name):
Burndy Library, Dibner, Bern, b. 1897, and Yale School of Medicine
A shelf with a book and a mortar and pestle on top, surrounded by laurels and an eagle. The second page tells that the University has established a reading room in Fishbein's name.
Subject (Name):
Fishbein, Morris, 1889-, University of Chicago Library, and Yale School of Medicine
Subject (Topic):
Books, Libraries, Mortars and Pestles, Nature, University of Chicago. Library, and Wings
A plaque with two seashells adorning the top ends and two shells and a starfish completing the bottom. Moving down, there is a window looking out at trees and a steeple in the distance. Beneath this is a bookshelf with several shelves of books and various items on the top shelf. In the foreground is a coat of arms. A large flower is on either side of the plaque. In the middle, alongside the plate owner's name, are two circles with microscopic creatures inside. Beneath this is the image of a ship on the high seas dragging a net amongst 27 various marine creatures in the water.
Subject (Name):
Kofoid, Charles Atwood and Yale School of Medicine
Subject (Topic):
Bacteria, Books, Libraries, Nature, Scientists, and Ships
"Alles ist einfacher, als man denken kann, zugleich verschränkter, als zu begreifen ist" --Goethe. The scene is of the interior of a library with books on a table, and books on shelves. A quill pen is also on the table.
Subject (Name):
Dusser de Barenne, J. G.
Subject (Topic):
Books, Buildings, Libraries, Medical libraries, Pens, and Physicians