Scientific Investigation of Copies, Fakes and ForgeriesRoutledge, 2009 - 628 pages The faking and forgery of works of art and antiquities is probably now more extensive than ever before. The frauds are aided by new technologies, from ink jet printers to epoxy resins, and driven by the astronomic prices realised on the global market. This book aims to provide a comprehensive survey of the subject over a wide range of materials, emphasising how the fakes and forgeries are produced and how they may be detected by technical and scientific examination. The subject is exemplified by numerous case studies, some turning out not to be as conclusive as is sometimes believed. The book is aimed at those likely to have a serious interest in these investigations, be they curator, collector, conservator or scientist. Paul Craddock has recently retired from the Department of Conservation, Documentation and Science at the British Museum, where he was a materials scientist. |
Table des matières
Sources motives approaches and disclosures | 1 |
Observation | 22 |
Determining composition | 40 |
4 Making a threedimensional copy | 61 |
Radiocarbon dating | 87 |
Thermoluminescence and dendrochronology | 110 |
Composition | 137 |
Metalwork and coins | 157 |
13 Paper prints and documents | 313 |
14 The patination of copper and its alloys | 349 |
15 Gold and silver | 369 |
16 Gemstones and jade | 394 |
Mainly natural | 422 |
Mainly synthetic and cloth | 447 |
19 Scientific fraud and Charles Dawson | 471 |
The problems of restoration | 497 |
9 Ceramics | 186 |
10 Glass and enamels | 210 |
11 Stone and sculpture | 242 |
12 Painting | 271 |
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