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Exlibris Medicinae was published in 1985 by the farmaceutical
compagny Ferrosan as the third work in a series of books with art inspired
by pharmaceutical science. The series began in 1982 with a work on the motifs
of envelopes for prescriptions: Receptkuverternes motiver,
written by Hans-Otto Loldrup. The next work from 1984 was a book about old,
Danish pharmacies: Noget om gamle apoteker written by Hans-Otto
Loldrup and illustrated by the famous Danish artist Mads Stage, who also
designed the front page of Exlibris Medicinae. Exlibris Medicinae - a comprehensive display of more than 380 bookplates belonging to Danish physicians, veterinary suregeons, dentists and pharmacists combined with some of the best international medical bookplates. |
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Danske Tandlægeexlibris, based on a series of articles published
in Tandlæge- bladet in 1988, present 125 Danish dental
bookplates belonging to 115 Danish dentists with comments on owner, artist,
technique and motif.
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The book on exlibris belonging to Danish veterinay surgeons, Danske dyrlægeexlibris, was published in 1992. Iconographia veterinaria offers an outline of the historic and mythical basis of the various symbols used as motif in Danish and international veterinary bookplates. The book is plentifully illustrated with most of the known Danish veterinary bookplates and a series of fine international exlibris. |
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Aeskulapstaven som lægesymbol - en historie illustreret med
exlibris is offprinted from the Danish Yearbook of Medical History
Dansk Medicinhistorisk Årbog 2ooo: 33-65. The rod and serpent of Asklepios was officially adopted as a medical symbol at the 10th general meeting of the World Medical Association 1956 in Havana. The ancient myths of Asklepios, the Greek god of healing, the sacred Asclepian snake and the staff provide historical insight into the role of modern physicians and their obligations to care for the underserved. The text in Danish with an English summary is illustrated with 36 medical bookplates.
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