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  • Duke University Medical Center Library. Donated by The Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Shilling Library.

    Description:
    Bookplate: Staff of Aesculapius with serpent framed by an arrow pointing beneath the waves.
    Date:
    2005

  • Wax Models of Chang and Eng Bunker

    Description:
    Wax models of Siamese Twins, Chang and Eng Bunker, taken at the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin. Photographed by Barbara A. Busse.
    Date:
    June 1992

  • Bookplate for Dr. F. H. Stibbe

    Description:
    A caduceus with a seated figure at the top. A foxglove, from which digitalis is extracted, is shown on the right.
    Date:
    January 21, 1989

  • Robert Batty, M.D.

    Description:
    Portrait of Robert Batty. Drawn by George Dance and engraved by William Daniell.
    Date:
    April 8, 1979

  • Bookplate for Dr. Joseph Yaskin

    Description:
    Picture of an eye looking down at a man's head showing the brain, with bats flying by. By Enrico Vannuccini for Dr. Joseph Yaskin.
    Date:
    1976

  • Elmer Belt

    Description:
    Arthur Elmer Belt, Leonardo da Vinci scholar and collector, in Los Angeles.
    Date:
    circa 1969

  • Ex Libris J. Zilvytes

    Description:
    Bookplate: A hammer is driving a stake through a heart that has been placed inside a large cup set on a closed book. Flames leap behind the cup.
    Date:
    1966

  • Bookplate for Erik and Sylva Meema

    Description:
    Modern art drawing in blue showing bones. Drawn by A. Lee. Publisher: Canada
    Date:
    1966

  • Ex Libris Dr. A. Brauer

    Description:
    Bookplate: A naked man, woman, and child are held in the palm of a hand growing out of the earth. Another hand provides a sheltering roof.
    Date:
    1964

  • Ex Libris Janinos P.

    Description:
    Bookplate: Image of a large eye.
    Date:
    1963

  • Ex Libris Dr. J. Jusenaites

    Description:
    Bookplate: Female nude--full frontal view to just above the waist. A stethoscope bisects the image. A funnel is on the left; a thermometer is on the right.
    Date:
    1963

  • Ex Libris Dr. Monique Martin

    Description:
    Bookplate: Elleboro nigro in bloom. Serpent twined around stem is reminiscent of staff of Aesculapius.
    Date:
    1963

  • Bookplate for Dr. N. G. Lippoczy

    Description:
    Picture of a man and a woman with flasks of wine. Grapevines are shown in the background. Drawn by F. A. Text in Latin.
    Date:
    1963

  • Ex Libris Dr. G. Farnarier

    Description:
    Bookplate: Two males examine the eye of a third.
    Date:
    1962

  • Eks libris Dr. Gerhard Kreyenberg

    Description:
    Bookplate: Abstract of physician's head with stethoscope and patient rib cage.
    Date:
    1962

  • Ex Libris Dr. Leb Jozsef

    Description:
    Bookplate: Two warriors in classical Greek armor. One bandages the arm of the other.
    Date:
    1961

  • Bookplate for J. Rodriguez Chaves

    Description:
    A robed man is sitting in front of a spider web holding an open book. Dr. Chaves ipse fecit.
    Date:
    1961

  • Bookplate for Dr Kertesz D.

    Description:
    Picture of a man pushing a wheelbarrow full of books in front of a house. The house is shown to be full of books. Drawn by Gacsi Mihaly.
    Date:
    1961

  • Ex Libris Dr. Zahnarzt Leicht

    Description:
    Bookplate: A serpent twined around a pair of dental pliers forms a caduceus
    Date:
    1960

  • Bookplate for Norman Shaftel

    Description:
    Portrait of a nude woman holding a curtain. Some cactus plants also appear. Drawn by S. Bottella.
    Date:
    1960

  • Bookplate for Dr. Kertesz Denes

    Description:
    Picture of a man on horseback reading a book with what appears to be a large feather in his hand. A windmill is shown in the background. The horse is grazing on some grass. Drawn by Z. Vecsei.
    Date:
    1960

  • Bookplate for Gino Sabattini

    Description:
    Picture of a stagecoach filled with passengers being drawn by four horses. A horseshoe is shown in the lower right hand corner. Drawn by D. B. M. Text at top of sheet: "La Belle Epoque." Drawn by D. Bueno de Mesquita.
    Date:
    1960

  • Ex Libris F. A. Bendoraitis

    Description:
    Bookplate: A bearded and seated male rests his head in his right hand; the elbow is propped on his right leg. A crown or wreath is on his head.
    Date:
    1960

  • Bookplate for Dr. N. G. Lippoczy

    Description:
    Portrait of a knight on horseback carrying a banner. Hills are shown in the background. A coat of arms appears next to the knight. Drawn by Robieuscheff.
    Date:
    1960

  • Bookplate for Dr. Fejer Imre

    Description:
    Picture of a heart shown along with a castle, a boat, a microscope, and various other objects. Drawn by N. Nemeth. Publisher: New York
    Date:
    1960

  • Librarians examining a volume at the University of Kansas

    Description:
    Examining a Vesalius volume in the collection of the Clendening Medical Library at the University of Kansas during the annual Medical Library Association meeting are left to right: Patricia Kinnison, Opal Woodruff, Mildred Jordan and Leslie Morton.
    Date:
    May 16, 1960

  • Ex Libris M. Vacilevskogo [translated from Cyrillic]

    Description:
    Bookplate: Three surgeons operate in front of a large open book bearing the text "Segvi il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." A serpent twines around a goblet to form a caduceus.
    Date:
    1959

  • Ex Libris N. Hellemans

    Description:
    Bookplate: Two hands peel back the layers of the chest to reveal the stomach and intestines. A serpent frames the image.
    Date:
    April 12, 1958

  • Bookplate for Dr. Enrique Saez

    Description:
    Bookplate is in the shape of a book with a mountainous landscape on the cover. A medical tent is in the middleground. A caduceus emblem is in the left foreground. Drawn by H. Huffert.
    Date:
    1958

  • Bookplate for Dr. Georg Burchard

    Description:
    Picture of a man standing among grasses, with a crossbow on his belt, and examining something. For Dr. Georg Burchard. By George Poppe.
    Date:
    November, 1958

  • Bookplate for Dr. Jos. Bartos

    Description:
    Picture of an angel, with a man holding his arms towards it. For Dr. Jos. Bartos by P. Kosik.
    Date:
    November, 1958

  • Bookplate for Gino Sabattini

    Description:
    Picture of a man in a coat holding a large syringe, and wearing glasses. At top "Ex libris de Re Medica" Name at bottom Gino Sabattini. By S. Burzi.
    Date:
    November, 1958

  • Bookplate for Dr. Petrikovits Laszlo

    Description:
    Picture of a woman with a snake wrapped around her, sitting on a skull. By Aage Mollerup for Dr. Petrikovits Laszlo.
    Date:
    November, 1958

  • Bookplate for Jaak and Lore Mattelaer

    Description:
    Picture of a mortar and pestle from which light is emerging. Text in Dutch. Drawn by G. Schelge.
    Date:
    1957

  • Bookplate for Rato Moreira

    Description:
    Portrait of a man holding a staff being approached by a woman. Various objects are shown in the corner. Drawn by Botella. Text in Latin.
    Date:
    1957

  • Bookplate for Jaak Mattelaer

    Description:
    Portrait of a table filled with books and other objects. A snake is coiled around objects on the table.
    Date:
    1956

  • Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans and Thomas M. Simkins

    Description:
    Mrs. Semans and Thomas M. Simkins, Curator of rare books at Perkins Library, in the library of her home before the Trent Collection was moved to the Duke University Hospital Library. The case with the ivory manikins is in the foreground and the...
    Date:
    April 1956

  • Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans and Thomas M. Simkins

    Description:
    Mrs. Semans and Thomas M. Simkins, Curator of rare books at Perkins Library, in the library of her home before the Trent Collection was moved to the Duke University Hospital Library. The case with the ivory manikins is in the foreground and the...
    Date:
    April 1956

  • Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans and Thomas M. Simkins

    Description:
    Mrs. Semans and Thomas M. Simkins, Curator of rare books at Perkins Library, in the library of her home before the Trent Collection was moved to the Duke University Hospital Library. The case with the ivory manikins is in the foreground and the...
    Date:
    April 1956

  • Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans and Thomas M. Simkins

    Description:
    Mrs. Semans and Thomas M. Simkins, curator of rare books at Perkins Library, in the library of her home before the Trent Collection was moved to the Duke University Hospital Library. The case with the ivory manikins is in the foreground and the...
    Date:
    April 1956

  • Douglas Grant Lochhead in MacDonald Memorial Library

    Description:
    Douglas Grant Lochhead, librarian, in the Kipling Room of the MacDonald Memorial Library of Dalhousie University. Publisher: Halifax, Nova Scotia: Wetmore Photo
    Date:
    July 1956

  • Bookplate for Dr. Nicolae Igna

    Description:
    Picture of a skull on top of a book. Drawn by Carol Roman.
    Date:
    1954

  • Bookplate for Dr. R. Preclik

    Description:
    Picture showing a group of books standing upright. In front is a pallet of paint and brushes in front of an open book. Drawn by M. Florian.
    Date:
    1954

  • Ex Libris Doz. Dr. Med. Julian Bartsch

    Description:
    Bookplate: An unclothed female on a square pedestal which has the image of a skull on the front. Behind her a very large eye emanates rays which illuminate the bones and internal organs of her torso. An elaborately coiled serpent drinks from a...
    Date:
    1954

  • Bookplate for Jaak Mattelaer

    Description:
    Picture by R. Blanche of a snake crawling over a basin with a mortar and pestle behind it. For Jaak Mattelaer.
    Date:
    1954

  • Bookplate of Dr. Mario Jose de Oliveira

    Description:
    Portrait of a book placed between columns of a building. Various other objects appear on a wall. Drawn by A. Encarnacao Santos of Lisbon. Text in Latin and Portuguese.
    Date:
    April 14, 1953

  • Bookplate for Dr. Karl Schmidt

    Description:
    Picture by Maria Sturm of a woman sitting, reading a book with a cross on the wall behind her. Name at bottom Dris. Karl Schmidt.
    Date:
    1953

  • Bookplate for Enrique Saez

    Description:
    A cat sitting on two books against a landscape background. A caduceus is shown at the top of the sheet. Drawn by R. Barande. Text in Latin.
    Date:
    1953

  • Bookplate for Iacobi Locatelli Bergomensis, Medici

    Description:
    Picture of some buildings as they appear from an open window. Several books are on a table, and a caduceus is shown at right. Text in Latin. Drawn by Ada Carazzola.
    Date:
    1953

  • Ex Libris Prof. Edmond Redslob

    Description:
    Bookplate: Eyeball surrounded by microscope, ophthalmic instrument, musical score, tower, and rabbit
    Date:
    1953

  • Bookplate for Dr. Josef Trattner

    Description:
    Picture of a city with hills in the background. Drawn by A. Kinsky. Publisher: Austria
    Date:
    1953

  • Paul D. White

    Description:
    Portrait of Paul D. White sitting at a table with both hands on a book. From the painting by Jacob Binder. Presentation inscription: “To Ed Orgain with affectionate regards Paul D. White June 1952.”
    Date:
    June 1952

  • Bookplate for Norman Shaftel

    Description:
    Portrait of a woman seated in the background. In the foreground is an hourglass, candle, book, a heart under glass, and other objects. Text: "For Ever Wilt Thou Love And She Be Fair." Drawn by B. Bramanti.
    Date:
    1952

  • Bookplate for Dr. Castillo de Lucas, Marques de Cubas

    Description:
    City scene of a religious festival. Drawn by A. C.
    Date:
    1952

  • Bookplate for Dr. Manuel Morales Fraile

    Description:
    Picture of a man reclining between two pictures, labeled "Fons Vita" and "Fons Mortis". Man is reclining on a pedestal labeled "Cajal", with a statue behind him. At right "In memoriam" and at bottom "Dr. Manuel Morales Fraile". By Manuel Calderon.
    Date:
    1952

  • Ex Libris MUDr Jan Loris

    Description:
    Bookplate: Hand with a scalpel.
    Date:
    1951

  • Bookplate for Dr. Juan Catasus

    Description:
    Picture of a nude woman at the beach applying lipstick. Drawn by Botella. No. 18 appears in the lower right hand corner of the sheet.
    Date:
    1951

  • Bookplate for Armando de Rodrigues

    Description:
    Picture of a man lying on an operating table. A doctor is sawing into his chest and standing on a ladder. A nurse and another attendant are also present. Pen sketch by by Rogerio Ribeiro. Zincograph by Marques Abreu.
    Date:
    February 1951

  • Prof. Henri Vermelin

    Description:
    Bookplate: Red shield with heart; behind Caduceus and waxing crescent moon.
    Date:
    1951

  • Bookplate for Dr. J. Catasus

    Description:
    Picture of a man in armor carrying a semi-nude woman in his arms. His horse is shown on the left side of the plate. Drawn by Botella.
    Date:
    1951

  • Herman W. Johnson

    Description:
    Photograph of Herman W. Johnson with the inscription: "With affectionate regards to my midwife friends of the Southland. Herman W. Johnson, Baylor University College of Medicine Jan. 30, 1950"
    Date:
    January 30, 1950

  • Bookplate for Arlindo Viana

    Description:
    Picture of a man with a nose ring, with papers, a pen and some books and instruments piled before him. Mushroom cloud in background. By Alberto Lima, for Arlindo Viana. Numbered 147.
    Date:
    1950

  • Bookplate for Gino Sabattini

    Description:
    Picture of a shield with a lion holding a sword on it, and a helmet above it. For Gino Sabattini by T. Marangoni.
    Date:
    1949

  • Bookplate of Dr. Milan Pis

    Description:
    Picture by Arnold Schneider of a snake twining around a tall basin on a thin base. Bookplate of M. U. Dr. Milan Pis.
    Date:
    1949

  • Bookplate for Dr. Anna Maria Pagliani

    Description:
    Picture by Vitezlav Fleissig of shelves with bottles and medical equipment. For Dr. Anna Maria Pagliani.
    Date:
    1949

  • Bookplate for Dr. Nino Pagliani

    Description:
    Picture by B. Coloris of a flower, some medical equipment, and a snake. Name is Dott. Nino Pagliani.
    Date:
    1949

  • Bookplate for Dr. Almeida Lucas

    Description:
    Picture of a man in a beard above several buildings, including two windmills. Drawn by Noronha Alvarez. Text in Portuguese.
    Date:
    circa 1949

  • Dr. Waller reading a book

    Description:
    Photograph of Erik Waller age 73 standing with an open book in his hands before a bookcase filled with books covering the wall behind him. Dr. Waller bequeathed his library on the history of medicine and science to the Library of the Royal...
    Date:
    March 21, 1949

  • Ex Libris Dr. Bodo Sandor

    Description:
    Bookplate: A skull sits atop a pile of books; a syringe and a doctor's head mirror are placed on another.
    Date:
    1948

  • Bookplate for Arlindo Freixo

    Description:
    Picture of a caduceus between a statue and a tower. Text in Spanish. For Arlindo Freixo by Lima Alberto.
    Date:
    1948

  • Bookplate for Dr. J. Rodriguez Chaves

    Description:
    Picture of a caduceus in the center with the sun in the background. Drawn by E. Bronsdorff von Deden.
    Date:
    1948

  • Bookplate for Dr. Carlos Lozano Lardet

    Description:
    A woman seated on a rock is holding a baby. She is flanked by two columns. Drawn by R. Abad. Numbered 104. Text in Spanish.
    Date:
    1948

  • Ex Libris Dr. Enrique Llobet, Venereo

    Description:
    Bookplate: A naked woman holds a skull in front of her pubic area. A snake is curled around her body, forming a caduceus.
    Date:
    1947

  • Bookplate for Dr. Manuel Morales y Fraille

    Description:
    Landscape portrait of a woman lying under a tree reading a book. An owl and a medical implement are shown in the left and right corners, respectively. Drawn by Amalia de Escauriaza. Text in Latin.
    Date:
    1947

  • Bookplate for Dr. Valls Marin

    Description:
    Picture of two angels holding an inner diamond showing a portal. Text in Spanish. Drawn by R. Abad. The number "101" is shown at the bottom of the sheet.
    Date:
    1947

  • Henry Ernest Sigerist

    Description:
    Portrait with autograph on cover of program and menu of farewell dinner for Dr. and Mrs. Sigerist, The Plaza Hotel, New York, 9 May 1947. Publisher: New York: Plaza Hotel.
    Date:
    May 9, 1947

  • Bookplate for Rodriguez Chaves

    Description:
    Portrait of a caduceus and an owl. Text in Spanish. Drawn by A. Sali.
    Date:
    1947

  • Bookplate for Dr. Llobet

    Description:
    Picture by Lossilla of a skeleton smoking a cigarette, looking at a microscope, with an open book and a quill pen next to him. Caption: "La muerte por la ciencia."
    Date:
    1947

  • Bookplate for Dr. Karel Skala

    Description:
    Portrait of a priest in clerical garb with his right hand on a cross. A landscape is shown in the foreground. The name "S. V. Voitech" appears on the cleric's headdress.
    Date:
    1947

  • Ex Libris J. Fortuyn Droogleever

    Description:
    Bookplate: View of thorax with ribs and organs.
    Date:
    1946

  • Bookplate for Dr. Adolfo Ma. Gomez Ruiz

    Description:
    Picture by R. Abad of wheat growing out of a heart, with a fancy border. Banner reads: "Moriatur ne moriatur." Name at bottom Dr. Adolfo Ma. Gomez Ruiz.
    Date:
    1946

  • Bookplate for A Jacinto Junior

    Description:
    A coat of arms with a unicorn on top of the helmet and a hyacinth shown on the shield. Drawn by F. Britze.
    Date:
    1946

  • Ex Libris MUDr Horsky

    Description:
    Bookplate: Moth being injected by hypodermic needle while male in silhouette drills into cave wall. At bottom: Acherontia Atropos.
    Date:
    1946

  • Bookplate for Dr. Almada E. Melo

    Description:
    Picture by Lucas of a shield, with a caduceus and a cross on it. Name at bottom: Dr. Almada E. Melo.
    Date:
    1946

  • Bookplate for Dr. Castillo de Lucas

    Description:
    Picture of a man and two oxen plowing a field. Text in Spanish. At bottom "Dr. Castillo de Lucas" by A. Eztrada.
    Date:
    1946

  • Bookplate for Dr. Franz Koebner

    Description:
    Picture of an angel in a circle holding a wine glass (above) and a picture of a city (below). Stars are shown in the plate also. Drawn by Elfriede Weidenhaus. Text in German. Pubsliher: Stuttgart: Wagenburg Strasse
    Date:
    1946

  • William de Berniere MacNider

    Description:
    Portrait of William MacNider, dean of UNC-CH medical school. MacNider is wearing a lab coat and standing next to a microscope. Signed by Dr. MacNider.
    Date:
    May 6, 1946

  • Bookplate for the Medical College of Virginia

    Description:
    Picture of a caduceus with banners reading "MCV Library." By Hans Jellinek.
    Date:
    1945

  • Bookplate for G. Balbi

    Description:
    Picture of a nude woman standing in front of a glass bottle. Text at bottom "Ancora Chimica Sempre." Initialed by artist Ethel Vincenti Ferrario. For G. Balbi.
    Date:
    1945

  • Ex Libris Corysa Schnittera

    Description:
    Bookplate: A doctor brandishes a saw in one hand, an amputated leg in the other, and an ax under his arm. The patient lies on the table reading a book by Edgar Wallace. Both figures have cheerful expressions.
    Date:
    1945

  • Bookplate for J. Rodriguez Chaves

    Description:
    Picture of a figure in a turban kneeling in front of an open book. Two windows are shown in the background. Drawn by P. Ruig.
    Date:
    1945

  • Bookplate for W. J. J. van Rossum

    Description:
    Picture of a graduated cylinder and a syringe with a strip of plastic with beads on the edges wrapped around it. Stamped Ipse Fecit Fotomontage. By and for W. J. J. van Rossum.
    Date:
    1944

  • The Blood Test

    Description:
    Black and white photograph of a painting of William A. Oktavec done while Beresford was a U.S. Army Correspondent with the 65 General Hospital in England
    Date:
    August 4, 1944

  • Ex Libris Dr. Ward Williams

    Description:
    Bookplate: A squirming convoluted pile of babies are circumscribed by an ellipse. Various books and medical instruments (trephine, tuning fork, forceps, reflex hammer) are scattered beyond the border. Double serpents are twined around a winged...
    Date:
    1944

  • Charles Darwin

    Description:
    Portrait of Charles Darwin drawn by Elon H. Clark.
    Date:
    1943

  • Bookplate for Dr. G. Balbi

    Description:
    Picture of a woman holding a stringed instrument in the center of the plate surrounded by signs of the zodiac. Drawn by Giulio Cesari.
    Date:
    1943

  • Ex Libris Jac de Groots

    Description:
    Bookplate: A bearded man in Near Eastern attire supports a fainting youth. A palm tree and a donkey are in the background.
    Date:
    1942

  • Bookplate per och Elisabet Tydell

    Description:
    A tower with a thatched building and pond in front and a rooster in a rondel in the bottom left corner. Drawn by Carl Oscar Borg. Text in Latin.
    Date:
    1942

  • Bookplate for Gino Sabattini

    Description:
    Picture of a man standing up against the pages of an open book with his arms outstretched. Drawn by Dan Burne Jones. Text at bottom left: "For GS from DBJ."
    Date:
    1941

  • Ephraim Shorr

    Description:
    Photograph of Ephraim Shorr with the inscription: "To Edwin C. Hamblen with kindest regards Ephraim Shorr June 1941"
    Date:
    June 1941