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  • A woman sits working at a spinning wheel as a man works at the table making a violin. Wood engraving by C & H after H. Herkomer.
  • A woman sits working at a spinning wheel as a man works at the table making a violin. Wood engraving by C & H after H. Herkomer.
  • Saints protecting the city of Bologna intercede with the Virgin to save the city from the plague. Etching by F. Torre after G. Reni.
  • The presentation of Jesus to the priest of the Temple. Coloured lithograph by F.S. Hanfstaengl after P. Caliari, il Veronese.
  • The dance of death at Basel: death and the Pope. Lithograph by F. Hasler after H. Hess.
  • Memorial of European events in the year 1714. Engraving by Christoph Weigel, c. 1722.
  • A woman in a blue shirt with blond hair talks to a man in a green shirt who raises his finger to his mouth as if in thought with speech bubbles; a crowd of men and women stand around in the background discussing AIDS issues; an advertisement for the 'Jugend-Telefon für AIDS-Fragen' [an AIDS helpline for youths] by AIDS-Hilfe Zürich (Zürcher). Colour lithograph by Larry.
  • The dance of death at Basel: death and the cobbler. Lithograph by G. Danzer after H. Hess.
  • The dance of death at Basel: death and the King. Lithograph by Danzer after H. Hess.
  • The dance of death at Basel: death and the bishop. Lithograph by G. Danzer after H. Hess.
  • The dance of death at Basel: death and the knight. Lithograph by G. Danzer after H. Hess.
  • The dance of death at Basel: death and the empress. Lithograph by Danzer after H. Hess.
  • Men, women and children decorating the words 'SIDA' against a floral background and a chequered floor; an AIDS prevention advertisement by Coprecos. Colour lithograph by Paco San Martin, 1994.
  • The dance of death at Basel: death and the herald. Lithograph by G. Danzer after H. Hess.
  • Dance of death: death and the knight. Etching and letterpress attributed to J.-A. Chovin, 1720-1776, after the Basel dance of death.
  • The dance of death at Basel: death and the merchant. Lithograph by G. Danzer after H. Hess.
  • The dance of death at Basel: death and the emperor. Lithograph by Danzer after H. Hess.
  • Dance of death: death and the merchant. Coloured etching and letterpress after J.-A. Chovin after the Basel dance of death.
  • The dance of death at Basel: death and the doctor. Lithograph by G. Danzer after H. Hess.
  • The dance of death at Basel: death and the abbess. Lithograph by G. Danzer after H. Hess.
  • The dance of death at Basel: death and the count. Lithograph by G. Danzer after H. Hess.
  • The dance of death at Basel: death and the minstrel. Lithograph by G. Danzer after H. Hess.
  • Dance of death: death and the pope. Etching and letterpress attributed to J.-A. Chovin, 17--, after the Basel dance of death.
  • Three-tiered symbolic diagram of the art of alchemy: top level, symbols of the states of matter; middle level, cabalistic diagrams; lower level, the two techniques of alchemy: distillation and calcination. Engraving by R. Custos, 1616.
  • Three-tiered symbolic diagram of the art of alchemy: top level, symbols of the states of matter; middle level, cabalistic diagrams; lower level, the two techniques of alchemy: distillation and calcination. Engraving by R. Custos, 1616.
  • Three-tiered symbolic diagram of the art of alchemy: top level, symbols of the states of matter; middle level, cabalistic diagrams; lower level, the two techniques of alchemy: distillation and calcination. Engraving by R. Custos, 1616.
  • Jacob Baumann. Etching attributed to a follower of Hans Lautensack, 1556.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child. Engraving by F.P. Massau after S. Lochner.
  • A man receiving water on his arm from a fountain of Aesculapius; representing the healthy consequences of water treatment at Bad Wörishofen, Bavaria. Colour lithograph by F. Rehm, 1902.
  • A man receiving water on his arm from a fountain of Aesculapius; representing the healthy consequences of water treatment at Bad Wörishofen, Bavaria. Colour lithograph by F. Rehm, 1902.