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Real or fake : studies in authentication /
Many people wonder if an item stored in the attic or found at a tag sale could be a lost treasure. Joe Nickell's latest book, Real or Fake, offers a general introduction to the principles of authentication. Illustrating methods used by the pros and recognized by hit shows such as Antiques Roads...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
©2009.
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| Colección: | UPSO - University Press of Kentucky E-Books.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Many people wonder if an item stored in the attic or found at a tag sale could be a lost treasure. Joe Nickell's latest book, Real or Fake, offers a general introduction to the principles of authentication. Illustrating methods used by the pros and recognized by hit shows such as Antiques Roadshow, Nickell educates readers with the specific information necessary to begin forgery detection. Real or Fake focuses on three categories of potential treasures: documents, photographs, and other artifacts. Nickell critiques famous examples from each group to explain how his suggested techniques can be. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 239 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-228) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813173306 0813173302 9780813139104 0813139104 0813125340 9780813125343 9780813135229 0813135222 |