At the center of the plate is a windowed room with a skull, some chemistry glassware, a mortar and pestle, and a few books. Beneath this image is a caduceus with the phrase Ο ΒΙΟΣ ΒΑΧΥΣ (in Greek this means A SHORT LIFE). Several stenciled lion-type creatures create a border around the image.
Subject (Name):
Bailey, Francis W.
Subject (Topic):
Apothecary jars, Books, Caduceus, Chemical apparatus, Lion, Physicians, and Skull
A reproduction of Holbein's print The Physician. A dog is curled up on the floor, the doctor seated, as a skeleton walks into the room holding an Erlenmeyer flask, and leading along an older man.
Subject (Name):
Blumer, George, 1872-1962 and Yale School of Medicine
An open book by Gulielmi Harveii sits on a clothed table surrounded by more books, a skull, and some sheet music. The title page of the book reads "Guliemli Harveii/De Motu Gordis et Sanguinis/MDCXXVIII/Francofurti". Around the table are two seats that hold piles of books. There is a full bookshelf in the background. Above the image is the quote "Show me the books he loves and I shall know/The man far better than through mortal friends" --Dr. S. Weir Mitchell.
Subject (Name):
Radin, Herman Theodore, 1878-
Subject (Topic):
Books, Libraries, Medical colleges, Physicians, and Skull
A drawing of a table covered with papers and books. A globe is to the left, and a quill pen in an inkwell to the right. Behind the table is a chair and a large bookshelf filled with books.
Ianacone, John A. Yale University. School of Medicine
Published / Created:
1935
Collection Title:
Bookplate Collection
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
A muscular man is flanked by two snakes which coil around him with the phrase Sapientia Prudentia Humilitas Patientia Scientia written on a banner beneath. Books, some with titles, a skull, a microscope, several pieces of laboratory glassware, a camera, as well as an hour glass are below. To the lower right of the main image is a fourth insignia. The plate owner's signature can be seen at the bottom center. At the top is the phrase Tempus Fugit, Carpe Diem.
Subject (Name):
Ianacone, John A. and Yale School of Medicine
Subject (Topic):
Anatomy, Books, Caduceus, Chemical apparatus, Microscopes, Physicians, and Skull
A fireplace, surrounded on the sides by bookcases filled with books, and more books on the mantelpiece above the fireplace. The plate also contains the name "E. Spelman" in the lower left-hand corner, and the date "June 1921" in the lower right-hand corner.
Subject (Name):
Fulton, John F. (John Farquhar), 1899-1960 and Yale School of Medicine
