William Harvey . our, are situatedover the capitals of the columns in the concavity of theroof, one being in the left cloister, the other in the cloisteropposite to the great gate of the court of the palace. The kindness of Professor George Darwin hasenabled me to reproduce this stemma from aphotograph made for the Cambridge AntiquarianSocietys publications. The memorial consists of anoval shield with a florid indented border having ahead carved at each end of the oval. The shieldshows a right arm which issues from the sinister sideof the oval and holds a lighted candle round whichtwo serpents
William Harvey . our, are situatedover the capitals of the columns in the concavity of theroof, one being in the left cloister, the other in the cloisteropposite to the great gate of the court of the palace. The kindness of Professor George Darwin hasenabled me to reproduce this stemma from aphotograph made for the Cambridge AntiquarianSocietys publications. The memorial consists of anoval shield with a florid indented border having ahead carved at each end of the oval. The shieldshows a right arm which issues from the sinister sideof the oval and holds a lighted candle round whichtwo serpents are twined. Traces of the originalcolouring (a red ground, a white sleeved arm, andgreen serpents) remained on one of the monuments,and both have now been accurately restored bythe Master and Fellows of Gonville and CaiusCollege, Cambridge. A coloured drawing of thetablet has also been made at the expense of theRoyal College of Physicians of London, and is nowin their possession. A replica of this drawing was 20. y~7 CVUELMVS HAR^ ?m VIVS ANCLVS- lWM -;J|-*;^J m% __:.. : [To face Page zo. EARLY LIFE presented by the University Senate of Padua toGonville and Caius College on the occasion of thedinner given in their hall in June, 1893. to com-memorate the admission of Harvey to the collegeon the 31st of May, 1593. It appears, therefore, that Harvey was a memberof the more aristocratic Universitas Juristarum atPadua, which admitted a few medical and divinitystudents into its ranks, and that he early attained tothe position of conciliarius of his nation. As a con-ciliarius Harvey must have taken part more than oncein one of the most magnificent ceremonials which theuniversity could show — the installation of a newRector. The office of Rector was biennial, theelectors being the past rectors, the councillors, and agreat body of special delegates. The voting was byballot, a Dominican priest acting as the returningofficer. The ceremony took place in the Cathedralin the presence of t
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