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 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 cottice featuring three palm leaves divides this coat of arms into two portions. At the helm, atop a torse, is a large fruit-bearing tree. Beneath the shield is the motto Famam Extendere Factis.
At the forefront of a stump is a coat of arms, divided into two with two stars flanking a garb of wheat in the upper portion. Below is a saltire at the forefront of three pallets against a spotted background. At the helm is a cornucopia of flowers atop a torse. Above the image is the motto Cura et Industria.
A coat of arms divided into two parts, with a fasces in the lower center, and three circles above. Above the helm and atop the mantling, is a serpent holding a snake and flanked by two large wings. Below is the motto Unitate Fortior.
Subject (Name):
Beck, Edward
Subject (Topic):
Armorial, Heraldic bookplates, Nature, Physicians, Shield, Shields, and Snakes
A scroll with a moth-like insect in the center, and a pupae on either side. The motto beneath the creatures reads Natura doceri. Behind the scroll are several oak leaves.
A woman holding a horn-like object standing over a sarcophagus. A caduceus leans on the opposite side of her. In the background is a large weeping willow. Below the image is written Suos de medicina libros gratum idem ac lugubre donum Johanne Seward legavit.
A shield, featuring a gules chief with three doves and a crescent; beneath are several pallets—alternating gules and or design—divided by an argent chevron with an anchor in its center. At the helm, backed by elaborate leafing, is a knight's helmet; at the crest, atop a torse and backed by a garbe of wheat is a weasel with a small crescent in its midsection. Beneath the shield, upon a long, flowing banner, is the motto Fide et Clementia.
A coat of arms divided into six portions. There is a lot of imagery throughout, including a castle turret, lions, scallop shells, crescents, fleurs-de-lis, open palms, and ermine spots. Above the shield, rising from the center of a crown, is a right-handed hand and forearm, clothed, and grasping a baton. Beneath the crest is the motto Luceat Teneat Floreat.
A coat of arms divided up into many parts with several objects within, including two stars, two crescents, a flower three serpents, and three doves. At the helm is a knight's helmet; above this is a sword. Mantling, flowers, and leaves surround the shield. Above is the motto Pax aut Bellum.
