Real or fake : studies in authentication / Joe Nickell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nickell, Joe.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forgery.

Fraud.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Investigating Documents; 2. Diary of Jack the Ripper; 3. Novel by an American Slave; 4. Lincoln's Lost Gettysburg Address; 5. An Outlaw's Scribblings; 6. Out of the Archives; 7. Photo Sleuthing; 8. A Second Photo of Emily Dickinson; 9. Likeness of Lincoln; 10. Assassin or Look-Alike; 11. From the Album; 12. Authenticating Artworks and Other Artifacts; 13. Lost Icon Found; 14. Jefferson Davis's Musket; 15. Debris from the Titanic; 16. Off the Shelf; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786613233462

9780813135229

0813135222

9780813139104

0813139104

9781283233460

1283233460

9780813173306

0813173302

OCLC:

430186965