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A heterosexual couple, a gay couple, and a lesbian couple with a latex glove, condom and lubricant representing an advertisement for safe sex by the Gay Men's Health Crisis. Colour lithograph by Charlie Pizzarello, 1993.

A naked man pulls on a glove as his partner raises his legs with a lubricant gel dispenser and glove in the foreground and the message: "a glove for each fist"; advertisement for safe sex by AIDES. Colour lithograph by Alberto, 1995.

Fourteen illustrated instructions in Basque on the necessity of taking precautions when handling blood or fluids contaminated with blood to avoid transmitting HIV, hepatitis B and other related infections; an advertisement for AIDS prevention by the Eusko Jaurlaritza Gobierno Vasco. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.

A gay couple, a heterosexual couple and a lesbian couple with a latex glove, condom and lubricant representing an advertisement for safe sex by the Gay Men's Health Crisis. Colour lithograph by Charlie Pizzarello, 1993.

A bowler hat, a pair of glasses and a nose, a jacket, a rolled up and a used condom, a pair of rubber gloves representing an advertisement for the AIDS-Hilfe Pforzheim e.V. Colour lithograph by F. Neubert.

Two men performing anal sex by a wall; advertisement for safe sex to reduce the risk of HIV by the Core Program. Lithograph by Charles R. Moniz.

A lesbian couple, a gay couple and a heterosexual couple all holding condoms and lubricant and gloves representing an advertisement for safe sex by the Gay Men's Health Crisis. Colour lithograph by Charlie Pizzarello, 1993.

Fourteen illustrated precautions to be taken when handling blood or fluids contaminated with blood, in order to avoid transmitting HIV, hepatitis B and other related infections; an advertisement for AIDS prevention by the Eusko Jaurlaritza Gobierno Vasco. Colour lithograph, ca. 1996.

Two men wearing leather: one wearing latex gloves fists the other; an advertisement for safe sex by the Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe e.V. Lithograph by H.H. Salmon, 1990.

Pangratz Pilgram, a German wine merchant, with gloves in hand. Engraving by J. Sandrart after M. Herr, c. 1659.

Two men performing anal sex; advertisement for safe sex to reduce the risk of HIV by the Core Program. Lithograph by Charles R. Moniz.

Attributes of the physician. Lithograph by Graham Sutherland, 1934.

The history of the glove trade, with the customs connected with the glove. To which are annexed some observations on the policy of the trade between England and France, and its operation on the agricultural and manufacturing interests / By William Hull, jun.

The last gloves of Albert Dastre. Gloves, 1917.

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The last gloves of Albert Dastre. Gloves, 1917.