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110 s. : il. (některé barevolumes), portréty, faksim. ; 31 cm

145 let Záchranné služby hl. m. Prahy : [1857-2002].

Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin was one of the generals serving Frederick the Great in the Seven Years War and other wars. He was killed by a cannon-ball while leading his troops into action at the battle of Prague, 1757

1 print : engraving, with etching and watercolour ; platemark 48.8 x 61.8 cm

The death of General von Schwerin, all around are soldiers. Coloured engraving by D. Berger, 1790, after J.C. Frisch.

155 let Fyziologického ústavu v Praze / pořadatelé Otomar Kittnar, Stanislav Trojan.

Small poster or leaflet from Ferrara dated 2 November 1679 (published 3 December 1679) proclaiming that there should be no contact with people or animals etc. from Neustadt, other German cities, Prague, Lower and Upper Austria, and above the Ens river where there was plague. On pain of death. There is a woodcut of what appears to be a priest explaining something to a soldier above the main body of text.

Infectious diseases ephemera. Box 2.

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 letter I from the word AIDS represents the road sign for "No entry for vehicles"

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 62.4 x 45 cm

The road to the horizon is guarded by condoms, representing protection against AIDS. Colour lithograph, 199-.

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 59.5 x 42.1 cm

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.

The three celebrities are gradually breaking up into jigsaw pieces, representing the destructive effect of AIDS. Each has a name plaque above the portrait. Above the logo of Jistota věrnosti is a fourth name-plaque containing question marks, meaning "Who's going to be next to have AIDS?"

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 59.6 x 42.3 cm

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.

The building may previously have been a monastery belonging to the "Brothers of Mercy"

1 photograph : photoprint, silver gelatin ; sheet 16.7 x 12.4 cm

An ornate doorway into a large stone building used as a dispensary in Prague. Photograph by Z. Reach.

Zürcher medizingeschichtliche Abhandlungen

Ein Medizinstudium um 1850 : Soziales, ökonmisches und persönliches Umfeld in Zürich, Würzburg, Prag und Wien : am Beispiel des cand. med. Jean Fischer (1828-1853) aus Merenschwand und Lenzburg / von Verena Baumer-Müller.

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145 let Záchranné služby hl. m. Prahy : [1857-2002].

The death of General von Schwerin, all around are soldiers. Coloured engraving by D. Berger, 1790, after J.C. Frisch.

155 let Fyziologického ústavu v Praze / pořadatelé Otomar Kittnar, Stanislav Trojan.

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-.

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.

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.

An ornate doorway into a large stone building used as a dispensary in Prague. Photograph by Z. Reach.

Ein Medizinstudium um 1850 : Soziales, ökonmisches und persönliches Umfeld in Zürich, Würzburg, Prag und Wien : am Beispiel des cand. med. Jean Fischer (1828-1853) aus Merenschwand und Lenzburg / von Verena Baumer-Müller.

Die Prager Universität und die Juden, 1348-1848 : mit Beiträgen zur Geschichte des Medizinstudiums / von Guido Kisch.

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145 let Záchranné služby hl. m. Prahy : [1857-2002].

The death of General von Schwerin, all around are soldiers. Coloured engraving by D. Berger, 1790, after J.C. Frisch.

155 let Fyziologického ústavu v Praze / pořadatelé Otomar Kittnar, Stanislav Trojan.

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-.

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.

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.

An ornate doorway into a large stone building used as a dispensary in Prague. Photograph by Z. Reach.

Ein Medizinstudium um 1850 : Soziales, ökonmisches und persönliches Umfeld in Zürich, Würzburg, Prag und Wien : am Beispiel des cand. med. Jean Fischer (1828-1853) aus Merenschwand und Lenzburg / von Verena Baumer-Müller.

Die Prager Universität und die Juden, 1348-1848 : mit Beiträgen zur Geschichte des Medizinstudiums / von Guido Kisch.

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