Fakes and forgeries / Suzanne Bell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bell, Suzanne.

Series:

Facts on File science library

Essentials of forensic science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forgery.

Fraud.

Physical Description:

xviii, 108 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Facts On File, [2009]

Summary:

Essentials of Forensic Science is a seven-volume set that explores a number of significant aspects of the field, from its inception to its application in the modern laboratory and courtroom. From its roots in the Middle Ages and farther back to ancient Greece, forensic science, past, present, and future, is provided an intriguing overview in this informative set.

Fakes and Forgeries investigates how physical evidence suspected of being faked, forged, or fraudulent is examined forensically and how such tools as computers, printers, and scanners create questionable documents and counterfeits. Fakes and forgeries are known from ancient times to the present. As the methods of forgery have advanced, however, science is now key in the battle against forgers. Print and coin currency, works of art, and historical artifacts are only a few of the objects that are commonly forged, and today scientists in forensic laboratories work with artists, museums, linguists, and historians to establish such objects' authenticity.

Fakes and Forgeries contains information on counterfeiting currency, electronic and digital signatures, dating ink, dyes and pigments, forging art, handwriting analysis, scientific methods and paper, visual examination and microscopy.

This volume contains more than 50 black-and-white photographs and line illustrations, a glossary, a detailed list of print and Web resources, and an index. Throughout the book, sidebars on notable cases, personnel, and a variety of forensics issues are included to reinforce the text. Essentials of Forensic Science is a comprehensive set for students, teachers, and general readers who require information on how forensic science is actually practiced.

Contents:

History and pioneers

The scientific approach

Dyes and pigments; inks and paints

Detecting document forgery

Counterfeiting currency

Forging art, history, and science

Conclusion: The future of fakes, forgeries, and counterfeits.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780816055142

0816055149

OCLC:

191882011