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  • A man carrying a woman, both naked; representing the argument that one woman is enough for a man, and that faithfulness is a protection against AIDS. Colour lithograph after K. Sedláček, 199-.
  • The interior of an old pharmacy reproduced in the National Museum, Prague. Photograph by Z. Reach.
  • An ornate doorway into a large stone building used as a dispensary in Prague. Photograph by Z. Reach.
  • The interior of an old pharmacy recreated in a museum, Prague. Photograph by Z. Reach.
  • A huge solitary tree (lime?) at dawn; representing the beginning of the year 1995 for health organizations in the Czech Republic. Colour lithograph after V. Rytina, 1994.
  • The death of General von Schwerin, all around are soldiers. Coloured engraving by D. Berger, 1790, after J.C. Frisch.
  • Alchemy: a workshop with furnaces and apparatus, the alchemist in the foreground tying up a leather bag. Watercolour, 1934, by V. Kaliba after K. Stapfer after a 17th century MS.
  • Stage set and performance of 'Costanza e fortezza' in Prague castle. Etching by A. Birckhard after G. Galli Bibiena, 1723.
  • Arrows forming the word "AIDS" piercing hearts with the word Stop on top; representing the danger of promiscuity in spreading AIDS. Colour lithograph after J. Chadima, 1990 (?).
  • A naked woman's body soiled with palm prints, but protected from AIDS by a "Stop AIDS" sign over her vagina. Colour lithograph after V. Kozlík, 1989 (?).
  • Eve is offering an apple to Adam while the serpent watches through the branches of the Tree of Knowledge; representing the origin of AIDS. Colour lithograph after S. Staněk, 1994.
  • A man's hand giving the thumbs-up sign with the thumb covered by a condom, representing protection against AIDS. Colour lithograph, 1989.
  • A young man and a young woman meet, form an attachment, and finally make love using a condom as a protection against AIDS: nine episodes. Colour lithograph after L. Svobodová, 1995.
  • Saint Adalbert prays for bread and peace for Bohemia. Engraving by G. Döbler after J. Friese after F. Kadlik.
  • Five smiling elephants with condoms rolled on their trunks approving the use of condoms as a protection against AIDS. Colour lithograph after Studio Art, 1993.
  • A smiling condom safely secured in a lifebuoy; representing safe sex as protection against AIDS. Colour lithograph, 1994.
  • A naked woman angel as a temptress and the cause of the transmission of AIDS. Colour lithograph after A. Slavíček, 1994.
  • A skull, a tumbler of beer and a bottle of alcoholic drink; advertising the danger of alcohol as a cause of industrial accidents in Czechoslovakia, and contrasting it with milk. Colour lithograph, 193- (?).
  • Bando : essendosi dilatato il Male Contagioso anche in Neustat, e Praga, & in altre città della Germania, per la quale dilatazione da signori della Sanità di Venezia sono state bandite le dette città, e loro vicini ... / G.M. Estense Tassoni.
  • The road to the horizon is guarded by condoms, representing protection against AIDS. Colour lithograph, 199-.
  • Bando : essendosi dilatato il Male Contagioso anche in Neustat, e Praga, & in altre città della Germania, per la quale dilatazione da signori della Sanità di Venezia sono state bandite le dette città, e loro vicini ... / G.M. Estense Tassoni.
  • Three celebrities: Anthony Perkins (actor), Magic Johnson (basketball player), Freddie Mercury (singer); representing victims of AIDS. Colour lithograph after V. Rytina and M. Vojáček, 1994.
  • Adam and Eve committing the primal sin; representing the origin of AIDS. Colour lithograph after Pavel Beneš, 1991.