Mechanica Vol. II (1736) (1736) - Page 2

A library bookplate from the Brandeis University Library. The plate is enclosed in a rectangular decorative border made of a repeating geometric pattern of small triangles and dots. At the top of the plate is the name of the library. In the center is a shield-shaped crest depicting three hills or peaks, each with a single flame rising from its summit. Below the crest is a quotation from the medieval commentator Rashi.

Brandeis University Library

As for the wise, their body alone perishes in this world — Rashi original: "חכמים אין גופם אלא כלה מן העולם" - A quote from the 11th-century scholar Rashi, suggesting that the intellectual and spiritual legacy of the learned remains eternal through their writings.

Brandeis University Library The research library of Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, known for its significant collections of rare Hebraica and Judaica., Rashi Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki (1040–1105), the preeminent medieval French commentator on the Torah and Talmud., bookplate A decorative label pasted into a book to indicate ownership., crest The central heraldic symbol on the bookplate; here, the three hills represent the "mountains of learning.", provenance The history of ownership of a valued object or manuscript.