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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783913603321

Titolo

Fakebusters II [[electronic resource] ] : scientific detection of fakery in art and philately / / edited by Richard J. Weiss and Duane Chartier

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore ; ; Hackensack, N.J., : World Scientific, c2004

ISBN

1-281-89709-4

9786611897093

981-270-137-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (405 p.)

Collana

Series in popular science ; ; v. 4

Classificazione

30.30

Altri autori (Persone)

WeissRichard J <1923-> (Richard Jerome)

ChartierDuane R

Disciplina

702.874

Soggetti

Art - Forgeries

Art - Radiography

Art - Expertising

Expertising, X-ray

Science and the arts

Art and science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Based on the proceedings of the symposium held at Photonics East 1999 [in Boston on September 20-21, 1999], sponsored by SPIE, the International Optical Engineering Society, Bellingham, WA 98227-0010, USA ; ICAI, the International Center for Art Intelligence, Culver City, CA 90230-5109, USA ; FFE, Fakes, Forgeries, and Experts, Castagnola, CH-6976, Switzerland."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents; 1. Preface; 2. R. W. WOOD: FAKEBUSTER EXTRAORDINAIRE; 3. Art Fakes and the Statue of Limitations; 4. Determination of Authenticity of Engraved Scrimshaw; 5. SCIENTIFIC DETECTION OF PHILATELIC FORGERIES; 6. Insurability of Art; 7. DNA as a Security Marker; 8. Authentication at a Small Museum: the Kindness of Strangers; 9. ART IN TRANSIT: INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION OF FINE ART; 10. The Use of Raman Spectroscopy in the Art World; 11. Fakes, Forgeries, and Experts (FFE); 12. Madame Curie; 13. Non-Destructive Analysis of Artifacts by Using XRF, FTIR, and SEM/EDX

14. The International Center for Art Intelligence (ICAI)15. How



Appraisers Deal with Authenticity; 16. The Framing & Care of Original Works of Art on Paper; 17. Fakery in Graphic Arts; 18. Optical Tricks Designed to Foil Counterfeiters; 19. Using Raman Spectroscopy to Solve Crime: Inks, Questioned Documents and Fraud; 20. International Center for Art Intelligence (ICAI); CONSERVATION RELATED ORGANIZATIONS; REGIONAL CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS

Sommario/riassunto

Now that the sale of a Picasso painting has exceeded US100 million at auction, the forgers are extricating their bag of tricks. This fascinating collection of papers provides an eclectic coverage of the art and philatelic concerns in safeguarding the integrity of creative artists. It paints a broader swath of the problems in art authentication, including philatelic fraud. The articles represent 24 expert contributions on relevant topics pertaining to the scientific detection of forgery in art and philately.