At the top, a nude man holding a skull in front of shelves of books. Surrounding this are several masques. In the center is the image of a building standing against a cloudy sky. Further below is the bust with nymphs and a globe. In the lover right-hand corner is another nude man with a scroll sitting upon a pile of books.
Subject (Name):
Fishbein, Morris, 1889-1976 and Yale School of Medicine
Looking through a window, there is a sitting woman, holding a branch, with her hand on a book. On the table beneath her is a heart in a glass case, a candle, an hourglass and an open book. Beneath the image is the phrase Forever wilt thou love and she be fair.
Subject (Name):
Shaftel, Norman
Subject (Topic):
Bookplate collectors, Books, Candles, Heart, Medical historians, Physicians, Time, and Woman
A scene from within a room in which a cherub is sitting on a cloth covered table covered with books, medical equipment, and sheet music. A cello leans against the table. The cherub is facing towards a window behind the table to a scene that consists of a river with boats, a bridge, and a town in the background. In the upper right-hand are two coats of arms, each with elaborate and design. The motto within these crests reads O Bioc Bpaxyc H Ae Texnh Makph. Surrounding the main image is a large urn with several flowers to the left; decoratively twisted ribbons surrounding the top and right-hand sides.
Subject (Name):
Chapman, Paul Morgan
Subject (Topic):
Armorial bookplates, Books, Buildings, Children, Cross, Crown, Nature, Physicians, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Ships, and Windows
A square design with a circle at the center. Within this circle, upon an open book, is an hourglass alongside a skull. The skull sports a jester's cap and a dagger clasped within its jaw. The circle is bordered by a snake, with a bowl at the helm, from which the snake drinks.
Subject (Name):
Helcelet, M.
Subject (Topic):
Apothecaries, Books, Skull, Snakes, Sword, and Time
Stock item with name of the collector written in at the bottom. The image consists of several books, a quill pen and inkwell, an hourglass, a globe, and an owl.
A microscope and a shelf full of books, with an open book in the forefront, are at the center of this plate. Above, surrounded by elaborate design, are two swords crossed with a lion supporting a cross at the center. Within this design is the motto Forte et Fidele.
Subject (Name):
Coutant, Richard B.
Subject (Topic):
Animals, Armorial bookplates, Books, Cross, Lion, Physicians, and Sword
A decorative design within a frame, featuring elaborate leafing within the top half of the design. At the center is shield with a dolphin at the center. At the helm is a knight's helmet; at the crest, atop a torse, is a bull. Over this is the motto Vincit Amor Patriæ. Further below in the lower half of the image, beneath the title text, is a pile of books supporting a skull. A snake is winding its way around the pile. Further below are the words Tolle Lege.
Subject (Name):
James, R. Rutson (Robert Rutson), 1881-
Subject (Topic):
Animals, Books, Fish, Helmet, Shield, Skull, Snakes, and Surgeons
A man and a winged woman, both nude, with an oval between them with a large caduceus in the center. At the top are seals of three universities: The University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins, and Fordham. At the bottom are various sketches of books, pens, skulls, a lamp, etc..
Subject (Name):
Seliger, Robert V. (Robert Victor), b. 1900
Subject (Topic):
Books, Medical historians, Seal, Snakes, and Woman
At the center of the bookplate, seven distinguished individuals are featured, with a laurel wreath surrounding the portrait. A caduceus and a quill pen intersect with each other in the background. Beneath the image is an open book; above is the motto Vita humana est sacra.
Subject (Name):
Zakon, Samuel J.
Subject (Topic):
Books, Pens, Physicians, Portraits, Snakes, and Sword
