Scientific investigation of copies, fakes and forgeries /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Paul Craddock.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
1st ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Oxford, UK :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xii, 628 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations (some color)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Introduction: sources, motives, approaches and disclosures -- Physical examination I: observation -- Physical examination II: determining composition -- Making a three-dimensional copy -- Physical dating techniques I: radiocarbon dating -- Physical dating techniques II: thermoluminescence and dendrochronology -- Metals I: composition -- Metals II: metalwork and coins -- Ceramics -- Glass and enamels -- Stone and sculpture -- Painting -- Paper, prints and documents -- The patination of copper and its alloys -- Gold and silver -- Gemstones and jade -- Organic materials: mainly natural -- Organic materials: mainly synthetic and cloth -- Scientific fraud and Charles Dawson -- Conservation and concealment: the problems of restoration.
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Title
Scientific investigation of copies, fakes and forgeries.