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The page features a decorative green floral wallpaper pattern as a background. In the center is a white rectangular bookplate with a black double-line border and ornamental corner flourishes. Inside the border is the text and seal of the Boston Medical Library.
A circular seal for the Boston Medical Library. The outer ring contains the text "BOSTON MEDICAL LIBRARY" at the top and "INCORPORATED 1877" at the bottom, separated by stars. The inner circle features a classical building facade with "FOUNDED" above it. In the center of the building is an open book with the motto "It preserves and it teaches" original: "SERVAT ET DOCET". Below the building is the date "A.D. 1875".