http://www.adamsavenuedesign.com/handmade-carved/
Are the images used in Dover Publications part of the public domain?
I think that the "terms of use" are a little confusing. Do they really own all rights to the images? I wanted to know if it is legal to use some/parts of the images in art/objects to sell. For instance, say I wanted to make a handmade rubber stamp. I would photocopy the image, transfer the image onto a linoleum block and hand carve the detail. The stamp then would be used to create an impression in clay etc...
Once you carve the image yourself you own the image it stamps. Dover is really lovely about giving permission - believe you can use several images in an art project without even having to contact them. If you need more images than that per project you can just contact them.
I carve stamps also. The image that stamps from your carving will always look different and have different lines in it than the original. This is why it becomes original for the carver.
Good luck!
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