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
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 skeleton and a stork each holding a cloth with a baby at center. A banner above, held up by two caducei, reads Non est Vivere, sed Valere, uta. Beneath the baby is Aesculapius standing on a stack of books.
A bearded man with an open book at his right hand, touches a skull with his left hand. Beneath the image is the phrase Pulchritudo Autem Carno Cutis Crinisque est Ecce Quid tua Propria Facie Subjaceat. This is surrounded by a vine of leaves and berries, with the addition of a skull in the center.
Subject (Name):
De Forest, Henry Pelouze, 1864- and Yale School of Medicine
A skull, minus the mandibular bone, rests upon a book. This is printed in black ink, with a lavender-colored leafy design flowing over the skull. Below, in black ink against a darker lavender background, is the title text.
Within a scroll-shaped design are two pots, a shell, a lamp, a small chalice, and a skull upon a closed book. At the helm is an older man holding a caduceus. On either side of him are two leafy vines. A motto reads Sepulchra Legens.
Subject (Name):
Davis, J. Barnard
Subject (Topic):
Armorial, Books, Physicians, Shield, Shields, Skull, and Statue
The description of this slide reflects the way that Erdoes organized 35mm slides. Erdoes arranged his slides in labeled containers that were sub-divided into labeled sections. The title for this image has been transcribed from its sub-section label; images of other slides from the same sub-section share the container title. The date listed here reflects a span of known dates associated the sub-section. In some cases, titles have been expanded to note particular individuals who appear frequently and who were identified by Erdoes in captions. Individual slide captions have not been transcribed or captured during digitization.
Subject (Name):
Lame Deer, ca. 1903-1976
Subject (Topic):
American bison, Dakota Indians --Pictorial works, and Skull
A woman seated alongside a monument depicting a cloaked figure on the front. At the top is an urn. Alongside the monument are two book-like objects with "Hippocrates" and "Boerhaave" written on the sides. Further to the left is a shield featuring a lion in the field. It appears to be attached to one of the several trees that can be seen in the background. At the forefront is a potted plant and the upper half of a skull.
Subject (Name):
Hindley, Peter
Subject (Topic):
Books, Lions, Nature, Shield, Shields, Skull, and Woman
Printed in green ink, a nude woman, as she scatters roses about, is tugging on a large cloth that is wrapped around a male figure. Behind the male is the top half of a skull on a book. They are in a largely grassy area with small hills and a tree in the background. A phrase beneath the images reads Make the most of what we may yet spend.
