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Scientist and the Forger, The: Insights Into the Scientific Detection of Forgery
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Scientist and the Forger, The: Insights Into the Scientific Detection of Forgery in Paintings Paperback - 2015

by Ragai, J

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Imperial College Press, 2015. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:9781783267408
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  • Title Scientist and the Forger, The: Insights Into the Scientific Detection of Forgery in Paintings
  • Author Ragai, J
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Paperback
  • Pages 284
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Imperial College Press
  • Date 2015
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 9928924
  • ISBN 9781783267408 / 1783267402
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.6 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.52 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Art - Psychology, Painting - Forgeries
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2015021512
  • Dewey Decimal Code 751.58

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From the jacket flap

Over the last few decades there has been a scandalous increase in the number of forged paintings in tandem with a steep rise in the price of artworks. This also comes with an enhanced awareness on the part of professional forgers that their paintings might undergo scientific investigation. The Scientist and the Forger describes both innovative and long-held approaches to the detection of forgery and authentication of paintings with special focus on ground-breaking scientific techniques introduced in the last decade. It provides both the layperson and the scientist with a description of these new methods while relating them to both the most notorious cases where these methods have been applied. Fresh insights into the psychology of the viewer are provided and attempts to shed new light on the long-sought answer to the question: Why does the revelation that a work of art is forged make us view it differently? are discussed. The psychology of the forger is also explored as are the myriad motivations behind the most egregious incursions into deception. The book concludes by discussing some of the pressing problems faced by the art world today, stressing the importance of using appropriate tools for a valid verdict on authenticity, and making a case for the imperative necessity of integrating honest connoisseurship and competent science.

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