The Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain, charges, by law, 20000 pesetas PER PHOTO; IF the report or project is AUTHORIZED (you should send a detailed description of it and of what you require from us). However we can rent you professional slides at 11600 pesetas EACH. Do not hesitate to contact us. Montserrat Pin Servicio Comercial (Commercial Service) Museo del Prado Claudio Coello, 73 - 3 ES-28001 Madrid Tfno./Phone: 34 1 3302893 Fax: 34 1 3302890 Web site: www.mcu.es/prado E-mail: serv.comercial(a)prado.mcu.es ---------- Hello, I would be extremely grateful to recieve anybodies views or guidance on charging policies for taking photos. Basically I am working very slowly on a book that will no doubt have little chance of commercial success but reflects my own interests ( mocha ware since you ask ). To be fully comprehensive and to contain photos of pots outside of my own humble collection I will need to have access to museum collections, what can I expect to be charged to take photos of collections. Will I even be allowed access to collections. Who then holds the copyright to these pictures ? Any information would be very useful. If you know of any sources of information or collections of mocha ware and are prepared to let me know, well of course I'd be delighted and you would naturally be acknowledged when the book is one day completed. Many thanks. -- Paul Bohanna. Bohanna Publishing, Gloucester, GB. Paul§Bohanna.demon.co.uk