Real or Fake: Studies in Authentication
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| Rating | : | 4.54 (929 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0813125340 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Joe Nickell is the author of many books, including Detecting Forgery, Unsolved History, and Real Life X-Files.
In this general introduction to the principles of authentication, Nickell provides readers with step-by-step explanations of the science used to detect falsified documents, photographs, and other objects. Lavishly illustrated with examples of replicas and authentic objects inspected by Nickell, Real or Fake includes case studies of alleged artifacts including Jack the Ripper's diary, a draft of the Gettysburg Address, notes by Charles Dickens, Jefferson Davis's musket, and debris from the Titanic.. Will the rare autographed baseball your great-uncle gave you put your children through college? Is your grandmother's chest of drawers really a seventeenth-century antique, or merely a reproduction? A leader in forgery detection and forensic investigation, Joe Nickell reveals his secrets to detecting artifacts items in Real or Fake: Studies in Authentication.Detailing how the pros determine whether an Abraham Lincoln signature is forged or if a photograph of Emily Dickinson is genuine, Nickell provides the essential tools necessary to identify counterfeits. Ni
"An expert on antique ink and paper, and the forensic analysis of historic documents."New Yorker"Joe Nickell is the embodiment of the Mythbusters, Sherlock Holmes, and Richard Feynman: one part lab tinkerer, one part field sleuth, and one part theoretical genius."Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic Magazine, columnist for Scientific American"This new book, Real or Fake, will be of special interest to family historians." Kentucky Ancestors"""Nickell advocates a multifaceted approach that looks at provenance, content, material composition, and scientific analysis." Maine Antique Digest"""It's all interesting reading. in English and a serious art and chemistry background, work experience as a private investigator and more "stints" in more jobs than any person has a right to claim, combined with f
Interesting but superficial Steve Harrison This is a simplified overview of some of the investigative methods and scientific techniques used to determine whether documents and artifacts are antique or fake. None of the science is explained in any detail -- the book is not, in fact, greatly informative; Nickell is more investigator than scientist -- but the accounts of particular cases he has handled are interesting.. Joe Nickell is one of our Favorite Writers! "Is that autographed baseball you treasure real or fake? How do you tell the difference? Joe Nickell scores again in exposing fraud. Even better than "Antiques Road Show."