Cushing, Harvey, 1869-1939 Yale University. School of Medicine
Published / Created:
1939
Collection Title:
Bookplate Collection
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
Prints & Photographs
Description:
The Cushing family coat of arms (with the phrase Virtute et Numine is at the top-left corner of border wrapped in leaves and ribbon, with the initials of family members who have gone on to become doctors, and the dates of their degrees or beginning of practice. At top center is a skull with a snake wrapped around it. At the bottom is a caduceus. Inside the image, at bottom center, is the signature of Harvey Cushing. Beneath the image is the text "Yale Medical Library Bequest of 1939."
Subject (Name):
Cushing, Harvey, 1869-1939 and Yale School of Medicine
Subject (Topic):
Libraries, Nature, Neurosurgeons, Skull, Snakes, and Yale Medical Library
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
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
