Bookplate for Library of the New York Academy of Medicine
post-1900 / Creator Unknown
Collection: The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black ink on ivory paper featuring a detailed drawing of Lyndon Carter Gray, M.D., 1820-1900, whose name and dates are inscribed on a circle framing the portrait. Above him is a hound and banners reading "Per vitam sine culpa," which translates loosely from Latin to "Through life without fault," and below is a text box which reads “This volume has been purchased for the Library of the New York Academy of Medicine from Proceeds of the Landon Carter Gray Memorial Fund.” Above the text box are an oil lamp, a skull, and a Rod of Asclepius.
~ “Bookplate for Library of the New York Academy of Medicine,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed December 24, 2024, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/1710.
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Title
Bookplate for Library of the New York Academy of Medicine
Subject
Bookplates
Men in art
Description
A pictorial-style institutional bookplate in black ink on ivory paper featuring a detailed drawing of Lyndon Carter Gray, M.D., 1820-1900, whose name and dates are inscribed on a circle framing the portrait. Above him is a hound and banners reading "Per vitam sine culpa," which translates loosely from Latin to "Through life without fault," and below is a text box which reads “This volume has been purchased for the Library of the New York Academy of Medicine from Proceeds of the Landon Carter Gray Memorial Fund.” Above the text box are an oil lamp, a skull, and a Rod of Asclepius.
Source
The Helen Pearson Bookplate Collection
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections Dept.
Date
post-1900
Contributor
Pearson, Helen (1870-1949)
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Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
eng
lat
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-MS: 1925.1.160
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
5”H x 3 and ½”W