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  • A root vegetable, possibly a turnip or swede (Brassica species). Watercolour.
  • A teddy bear wearing sunglasses and drinking a cocktail with the title 'A sunshine story' and a verse below describing the rise in AIDS among expatriate Swedes. Colour lithograph by Garbergs, ca. 1995.
  • A man wearing a codpiece and a belted body brace with the message in Swedish 'Dare you jump without a parachute? Do you love without a condom?'; an AIDS and STD prevention and safe sex advertisement by Landstinget Förebygger AIDS (LAFA). Colour lithograph, ca. 1995.
  • Two condoms hovering like haloes above the heads of a naked man and woman making love; an AIDS, STD prevention and safe sex advertisement by Landstinget Förebygger AIDS (LAFA). Colour lithograph by Vince Reichardt, ca. 1996.
  • An art gallery with paintings featuring condoms and the names of men; advertising an art exhibition on AIDS prevention. Colour lithograph after L. Nitka for Landstinget förebygger AIDS, 1993.
  • Traité des eunuques, dans lequel on explique toutes les différentes sortes d'eunuques ... On éxamine principalement s'ils sont propres au mariage, & s'il leur doit être permis de se marier ... / Par M*** D***. [C. Ancillon].
  • Cartoon scenes featuring condoms representing a safe sex advertisement by the Folkhälsoinstitutet RFSU och Landstinget Förebygger AIDS. Colour lithograph by L. Nitka, ca. 1995.
  • A beloved pet dog receives an enema. Line engraving by de Launay the younger after Lavrinet.
  • The victorious English 400 m. women's relay swimming team at the Stockholm Olympic Games.
  • John Wilhelm Berg. Etching by A. Zorn, 1912.
  • Saint Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata of Christ. Colour etching by F. Boyé, 1820, after A. Allegri, il Correggio.
  • A virtuous Athenian woman pouring incense on to a flaming tripod. Engraving by J.J. Flipart after J.M. Vien.
  • A figure dives off a cliff into the sea; one of a series of AIDS prevention advertisements for Swedish addiction support groups including the AIDS delegation, the Federation of alcohol and drug awareness, Youth Federation and Soldiers Against Drugs. Colour lithograph by Annerino-Liaison, 1992.
  • A woman in a short polka dot skirt leans back as a man standing in front of her grabs her hands in the act of making love; one of a series of AIDS prevention advertisements for Swedish addiction support groups including the AIDS delegation, the Federation of alcohol and drug awareness, Youth Federation and Soldiers Against Drugs. Colour lithograph by Rex, 1992.
  • A man and woman kiss while sitting in shallow sea water; one of a series of AIDS prevention advertisements for Swedish addiction support groups including the AIDS delegation, the Federation of alcohol and drug awareness, Youth Federation and Soldiers Against Drugs. Colour lithograph by Gamma, 1992.
  • A young man surfing on a circular board with the message 'The real binge is within you'; one of a series of AIDS prevention advertisements for Swedish addiction support groups including the AIDS delegation, the Federation of alcohol and drug awareness, Youth Federation and Soldiers Against Drugs. Colour lithograph by Sander-Liaison, 1992.
  • The words 'Take care be safe' in large white letters against a pastel red, purple and green background; a safe sex advertisement by RFSL. Colour lithograph by Ola Johansson, ca. 1996.
  • A Chinese painting in which a woman baring her genitals is pushed on a swing towards a man with an erect penis. Colour lithograph, ca. 1989.
  • Parents talking to their children about sexuality: sexual health education in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Ben Nyan'oma for the Young Men as Equal Partners (YMEP) Project, ca. 2000.
  • A head, a hand and a torso of a criminal, each deposited on a cartwheel on top of a stripped tree-trunk. Engraving by R. Pollard after E.D. Clarke, 1819.
  • A comic human figure looking dubiously at a bowl of soup; advertising food hygiene. Colour lithograph after L. Bramberg for the Swedish Red Cross, 1954.
  • The face of a man up close resting on his hands in front of him; English version in a series of AIDS prevention advertisements entitled 'Yes' by Folkhälsoinstitutet. Colour lithograph by Nina Vestlund & Co and Anti Wendel, ca. 1995.
  • Annie Söderberg, a social worker in Stockholm and a pioneer in addiction treatment; with the message in Swedish 'You must take the love game seriously'. Lithograph by Ted Bates, ca. 1995.
  • A bird sitting in the cupped palms of a pair of hands with a verse below in Swedish. Colour lithograph by Ted Bates, ca. 1995.
  • The yellow and green silhouettes of abstract figures with the statement 'Equal rights shared responsibility' representing an advertisement for World AIDS Day on 1st December 1995 by the Folkhälsoinstitutet [National Public Health Institute]. Colour lithograph, 1995.
  • The face of a middle-aged blonde-haired woman wearing black; French version in a series of AIDS prevention advertisements entitled 'Yes' by Folkhälsoinstitutet. Colour lithograph by Nina Vestlund & Co and Anti Wendel, ca. 1995.
  • The head of a male toy figure wearing a shirt and tie with a verse below about AIDS and HIV. Colour lithograph by Garbergs, ca. 1995.
  • The index fingers of two hands touch, one painted silver, the other gold with the words 'love without fear' in Finnish, and partly showing in Chinese and Arabic; an advertisement for a free handbook about HIV and AIDS by the Folkhälsoinstitutet [National Public Health Institute]. Colour lithograph by Garbergs, ca. 1995.
  • Two hands bent over each other to the left, one painted silver, the other gold with the words 'love without fear' in Chinese, Russian and Italian; an advertisement for a free handbook about HIV and AIDS by the Folkhälsoinstitutet [National Public Health Institute]. Colour lithograph by Garbergs, ca. 1995.
  • Caroli Linnaei ... Fauna Svecica sistens animalia Sveciae regni qvadrupedia, aves, amphibia, pisces, insecta, vermes, distributa per classes et ordines, genera et species. Cum differentiis specierum synonymis autorum, nominibus incolarum, locis habitationum, descriptionibus insectorum / [Carl von Linné].