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

Publication Info. Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, [2004]
©2004

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Description 1 online resource (x, 317 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Series in popular science ; v. 4
Series in popular science ; v. 4.
Note "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."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents 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.
Summary Now that the sale of a Picasso painting has exceeded US 00 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.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Art -- Forgeries -- Congresses.
Art -- Forgeries.
Art -- Radiography -- Congresses.
Art -- Radiography.
Art -- Expertising -- Congresses.
Art -- Expertising.
Expertising, X-ray -- Congresses.
Expertising, X-ray.
Science and the arts -- Congresses.
Science and the arts.
Art and science -- Congresses.
Art and science.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Conference papers and proceedings.
Added Author Weiss, Richard J. (Richard Jerome), 1923-
Chartier, Duane R.
Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers.
International Center for Art Intelligence.
Fakes, Forgeries, and Experts (Organization)
Added Title Scientific detection of fakery in art and philately
Other Form: Print version: Fakebusters II. Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, ©2004 9812560254 (OCoLC)57515896
ISBN 9812701370 (electronic book)
9789812701374 (electronic book)
9789812560254 (paperback)
9812560254 (paperback)
9812560254 (paperback)