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  • A man cuts his finger with a knife; representing the sense of touch. Pen drawing by A. Overlaet, 1761, after D. Teniers.
  • How AIDS can and cannot be transmitted; an advertisement by AIDS-Hilfe Salzburg. Colour lithograph.
  • Precautions to prevent the spread of AIDS with illustrations; an advertisement by the National AIDS Programme, Ministry of Health, Sierra Leone. Lithograph, ca. 1996.
  • Medical Evans products.
  • A physician giving a medicine to a sick man in bed, and a surgeon, supervised by a physician, amputating the leg of seated patient, representing pharmacy and surgery respectively. Engraving, 1646.
  • Medical Evans products.
  • Christ winnowing evil from the human heart; a penitent bathing in the blood and water from Christ's side; an angel locking a dragon in hell. Engraving by H. Goltzius, 1578.
  • Ferrier's medical and scientific lending library... : Physiological normals / Donald Ferrier.
  • A treatise on the blood, inflammation, and gun-shot wounds / By the late John Hunter. To which is prefixed a short account of the author's life by his brother-in-law, Everard Home.
  • Numerous gay couples wearing condoms and commenting on their benefits in AIDS prevention. Colour lithograph for the Österreichische AIDS-Hilfe.
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Works

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    San Gennaro : il miracolo = the miracle / Aldo Caserta, Gastone Lambertini ; [foto, Ciro Colombrino ; traduzione, Thea Theuissen].

    Caserta, Aldo | Date: [1986]
  • view The Therapeutical Society of New York.
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    The Therapeutical Society of New York.

    | Date: [1879?]
  • view Haematologia, sive sanguinis historia, experimentis passim superstructa. Accedit observatio anatomica de acetabuli ligamento interno. Caput femoris firmante / Thomae Schwencke.
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    Haematologia, sive sanguinis historia, experimentis passim superstructa. Accedit observatio anatomica de acetabuli ligamento interno. Caput femoris firmante / Thomae Schwencke.

    Schwencke, Thomas, 1693-1767 | Date: 1743
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    Technique of taking blood specimen for serological test.

    | Date: 1937
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    Hematology / by Cyrus C. Sturgis.

    Sturgis, Cyrus C. (Cyrus Cressey), 1891-1966. | Date: [1955]
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