Dear Colleagues,

I am trying to check on permissions for an image (a black & white drawing) I'd like to reprint that came out in an edition of the Caraka Samhita with Shri Venkateshwar Press in 1898.

I wrote to the press using an online contact form at the Khemraj Shrikrishnadass website, but received no response.
Does anyone on the list have a contact at this press who might be able to help me?

Also, re copyright laws, does anyone know if after a certain number of years an image in a book becomes part of the public domain?

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

All the best,

Anthony Cerulli

Hobart & William Smith Colleges