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[Bookplate for Louis Berger by Rene de Brem] de Brem, Rene

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In black ink. An open window looking out on a town and cathedral in front of clouds. An old man looking into a microscope with a skeleton and a nude woman (possibly Venus) looking over his shoulder. There are open books and a jar containing an indistinguishable object, possibly a fetus.

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Title
[Bookplate for Louis Berger by Rene de Brem]
Creator
de Brem, Rene
Date Created
1940
Description
In black ink. An open window looking out on a town and cathedral in front of clouds. An old man looking into a microscope with a skeleton and a nude woman (possibly Venus) looking over his shoulder. There are open books and a jar containing an indistinguishable object, possibly a fetus.
Extent
1 bookplate : relief printing ; 10.2 x 13 cm
Subject
Education; Medicine; Windows
Geographic Location
Québec (Québec)
Person Or Corporation
Berger, Louis
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
Latin
Notes
Louis Berger (1895-1948) was a medical doctor who studied in Strasbourg and became head of the Anatomic Pathology Department of Laval University in Québec in 1939. McGill University has the same bookplate in their collection.
References:
1) Phillipe Masson Ex Libris Collection. "Library of the Academy of Medicine." McGill University Rare Books and Special Collections. http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/bookplates/ (accessed on 27 February 2009).
2) Roland, Charles G. and Jacques Bernier, Secondary Sources in the History of Canadian Medicine, Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press. http://books.google.ca/books?id=q76BVqq6jvEC&pg=PA208&lpg=PA208&dq=louis+berger+and+laval&source=bl&ots=cOV2NseU0l&sig=jsuows6KxbAoTUwLkE5AamOevSc&hl=en&ei=wQenSfusGYGStQO98YDoDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result (accessed 27 February 2009).
3) Têtu, Bernard. "The Pathology Department at Laval University," Laval University. http://heraclide.fmed.ulaval.ca/bmpatho/historique/english.html (accessed 27 February 2009).
Identifier
BP MUR CAN P B474; BP_MUR_CAN_P_B474
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Leslie Binder. BP MUR CAN P B474
Date Available
2009
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
DOI
10.14288/1.0215498
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca