Two columns supporting a shelf of various laboratory items, such a mortars and pestles, flasks, bottles, and a microscope. Between the columns, in the center, are sixteen symbols.
Subject (Name):
Briggs, Clement W. K.
Subject (Topic):
Chemical apparatus, Cross, Mortars and Pestles, and Physicians
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 scene in which an older man dressed in a long fur-trimmed coat and cap, carrying a satchel, is standing at a lab bench. Laboratory glassware and books are in front of him. Additionally he is surrounded by animal specimens, both live and preserved. A skeleton is in the lower left-hand corner, offering him a round bundle. Behind him, in the upper right-hand corner, appears the head of an angel cast in a heavenly light.
Subject (Name):
Fingland, Gulielmi
Subject (Topic):
Animals, Apothecaries, Chemical apparatus, Chemist, Skeleton, and Sun
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
An older man with a beard using a mortar and pestle. Beside him are books, papers, and a jar of poison. To the right of the image is another mortar and pestle and several pieces of laboratory glassware. Behind him is a shelf filled with additional bottles and glassware. Below is the motto Hora Ruit Carpe Diem.
Subject (Name):
Brinn, H. Richard
Subject (Topic):
Apothecaries, Books, Chemical apparatus, and Mortars and Pestles
A border, the top consisting of small, nude, human-like creatures performing an autopsy on a larger human. Beneath the title text are various potted plants, laboratory artifacts, and a caduceus. approximately 1775, Newburyport, Mass.
Subject (Name):
Swett, John, 1830-1913
Subject (Topic):
Birds, Caduceus, Candles, Chemical apparatus, Children, Medical historians, and Nature
