The published translation of the book by Pedro Alonso O'Crouley is called "A
Description of the Kingdom of New Spain." ("Idea compendiosa del Reyna Nueva
Espańa" in Spanish). Translated and edited by Seán Galvin, it was published
simultaneously (1972) by John Howell Books in San Francisco and by Allen
Figgis in Dublin.
Happily, a printed note in the beginning by Galvin says, "Except for
copyrighted material reproduced herein, this translation may be used in
whole or in part by anyone who wishes to do so, with the Translator's
compliments."
Given that the translation is that of a 1774 manuscript, with the
illustrations apparently done to accompany the manuscript, it is hard to
believe the illustrations were ever copyrighted by anyone. I have a feeling
that Seán Galvin would wholeheartedly approve of their use.
The originals are -- or were, at least -- in the colletions of the
Biblioteca Nacional in Madrid.
Bunny Fontana
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Avery" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: Casta Painting copyright permission
Yesterday, I mailed some slides of casta paintings to Nancy Miller that I
had used in one of my annual reports. These come from a book originally
published in 1774 in a book by O'Crouley that was reprinted by John Howell
Books of San Francisco in 1972. John Howell Books went out of business in
1985, and since my annual reports are given away free, I didn't pursue the
permission matter any further. I sent Nancy Miller the address for a
website describing what to do if a publisher goes out of business.
Hopefully, she will be able figure this out--she should receive the slides
sometime this week.
Happy Mardi Gras!
George
George Avery
School of Social Sciences
Northwestern State University
Natchitoches, LA 71497
(318) 357-4341
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From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY on behalf of Judith Bense
Sent: Tue 2/28/2006 10:10 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Casta Painting copyright permission
The University of West Florida is publishing a coffee table book for the
public on Pensacola's historical archaeology and I want to use some of
the Mexican "casta" paintings of the 18th century as illustrations. I am
having trouble identifying where to request copyright permission. Does
anyone know who to ask for copyright permission, preferably in the U.S.,
not Spain or Mexico.
Dr. Judy Bense
Professor and Chair, Department of Anthropology
University of West Florida
11,000 University Parkway
Pensacola, FL 32514
voice: 850-474-2474
fax: 850-857-6278
http://uwf.edu/anthropology
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