Author: Gordon Lang
Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
ISBN: 9781845333652
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Your piece of porcelain may feature an anchor, but how do you know whether it was made at Chelsea or Bow? How can you tell if the mark is genuine? This handy and easy-to-use pocket guide helps you to make sense of a vast, and often confusing, field. With more than 3,000 commonly found marks for all types of pottery and porcelain, and information on the makers, factories, and artists, it is simply the best on-the-spot resource for expert collectors, auctioneers, and novices alike. Line drawings throughout illustrate the different styles and patterns, maps showing the locations of major factories worldwide, and the color photographs of actual pottery and porcelain marks make dating and authenticating pieces even easier.
Pocket Factfile of 20th Century People
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780681219984
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Concise biographies of 500 key figures: international statesmen, politicians, artists and writers, film-makers, actors and sportspeople.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780681219984
Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Concise biographies of 500 key figures: international statesmen, politicians, artists and writers, film-makers, actors and sportspeople.
Real or Fake
Author: Joe Nickell
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813173302
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Will the rare autographed baseball your great-uncle gave you put your children through college? Is your grandmother's chest of drawers really a seventeenth-century antique, or merely a reproduction? A leader in forgery detection and forensic investigation, Joe Nickell reveals his secrets to detecting artifacts items in Real or Fake: Studies in Authentication. Detailing how the pros determine whether an Abraham Lincoln signature is forged or if a photograph of Emily Dickinson is genuine, Nickell provides the essential tools necessary to identify counterfeits. In this general introduction to the principles of authentication, Nickell provides readers with step-by-step explanations of the science used to detect falsified documents, photographs, and other objects. Illustrating methods used on hit shows such as Antiques Roadshow and History Detectives, Nickell recommends that aspiring investigators employ a comprehensive approach to identifying imitations. One should consider the object's provenance (the origin or derivation of an artifact), content (clues in the scene or item depicted), and material composition (what artifacts are made of), as well as the results of scientific analyses, including radiographic, spectroscopic, microscopic, and microchemical tests. Including fascinating cases drawn from Nickell's illustrious career, Real or Fake combines historical and scientific investigations to reveal reproductions and genuine objects. Nickell explains the warning signs of forgery, such as patching and unnatural pen lifts; chronicles the evolution of writing instruments, inks, and papers; shows readers how to date photographs, papers, and other materials; and traces the development of photographic processes since the mid-nineteenth century. Lavishly illustrated with examples of replicas and authentic objects inspected by Nickell, Real or Fake includes case studies of alleged artifacts including Jack the Ripper's diary, a draft of the Gettysburg Address, notes by Charles Dickens, Jefferson Davis's musket, and debris from the Titanic.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813173302
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
Will the rare autographed baseball your great-uncle gave you put your children through college? Is your grandmother's chest of drawers really a seventeenth-century antique, or merely a reproduction? A leader in forgery detection and forensic investigation, Joe Nickell reveals his secrets to detecting artifacts items in Real or Fake: Studies in Authentication. Detailing how the pros determine whether an Abraham Lincoln signature is forged or if a photograph of Emily Dickinson is genuine, Nickell provides the essential tools necessary to identify counterfeits. In this general introduction to the principles of authentication, Nickell provides readers with step-by-step explanations of the science used to detect falsified documents, photographs, and other objects. Illustrating methods used on hit shows such as Antiques Roadshow and History Detectives, Nickell recommends that aspiring investigators employ a comprehensive approach to identifying imitations. One should consider the object's provenance (the origin or derivation of an artifact), content (clues in the scene or item depicted), and material composition (what artifacts are made of), as well as the results of scientific analyses, including radiographic, spectroscopic, microscopic, and microchemical tests. Including fascinating cases drawn from Nickell's illustrious career, Real or Fake combines historical and scientific investigations to reveal reproductions and genuine objects. Nickell explains the warning signs of forgery, such as patching and unnatural pen lifts; chronicles the evolution of writing instruments, inks, and papers; shows readers how to date photographs, papers, and other materials; and traces the development of photographic processes since the mid-nineteenth century. Lavishly illustrated with examples of replicas and authentic objects inspected by Nickell, Real or Fake includes case studies of alleged artifacts including Jack the Ripper's diary, a draft of the Gettysburg Address, notes by Charles Dickens, Jefferson Davis's musket, and debris from the Titanic.
Miller's Pocket Dictionary of Antiques
Author: Judith Miller
Publisher: Avery
ISBN: 9780670832590
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Publisher: Avery
ISBN: 9780670832590
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Antiques Roadshow Primer
Author: Carol Prisant
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 9780761116240
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Tells how to investigate the history of furniture, silver, jewelry, clocks, toys, and books, and how to select an appraiser
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 9780761116240
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Tells how to investigate the history of furniture, silver, jewelry, clocks, toys, and books, and how to select an appraiser
Miller's International Antiques Price Guide, 1989
Author: Judith Miller
Publisher: Penguin Putnam
ISBN: 9780670824892
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Organized by category of antique and containing subcategories of items in alphabetical order, this revised and expanded edition includes general articles, chapter introductions, glossaries, bibliographies, a cross-referenced index, and professional pointers for collectors and dealers. 10,000 photos, 1,000 in full color.
Publisher: Penguin Putnam
ISBN: 9780670824892
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Organized by category of antique and containing subcategories of items in alphabetical order, this revised and expanded edition includes general articles, chapter introductions, glossaries, bibliographies, a cross-referenced index, and professional pointers for collectors and dealers. 10,000 photos, 1,000 in full color.
Miller's Antiques Price Guide
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques
Languages : en
Pages : 802
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques
Languages : en
Pages : 802
Book Description
Miller’S View
Author: M. W. Potts
Publisher: Abbott Press
ISBN: 145821589X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
In the parish of Tangipahoa sits the small, quiet town of Hammond, Louisiana. Hammond isnt a hot spot for crimewhich is why Detective Jonathan Miller is shocked by his most recent case. Miller is young and well respected among his peers, but he also recognizes cold-blooded killing when he sees it. There are no clues, and the crime scene doesnt make sense. He soon identi?es the victim as twenty-seven-year-old Daniel Edwards. Once at Edwards apartment, Miller ?nds a perfectly ordinary item with extraordinary capabilities that might help him solve his case. As the investigation continues, Miller meets Callie St. Claire, the last person to see the victim alive. To his dismay, however, she is nowhere to be found and Miller is worried she might be victim number two. As the detective tries to make sense of his case, he uncovers secrets about Hammond he never could have seen coming, making this the most astonishing case of his career.
Publisher: Abbott Press
ISBN: 145821589X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
In the parish of Tangipahoa sits the small, quiet town of Hammond, Louisiana. Hammond isnt a hot spot for crimewhich is why Detective Jonathan Miller is shocked by his most recent case. Miller is young and well respected among his peers, but he also recognizes cold-blooded killing when he sees it. There are no clues, and the crime scene doesnt make sense. He soon identi?es the victim as twenty-seven-year-old Daniel Edwards. Once at Edwards apartment, Miller ?nds a perfectly ordinary item with extraordinary capabilities that might help him solve his case. As the investigation continues, Miller meets Callie St. Claire, the last person to see the victim alive. To his dismay, however, she is nowhere to be found and Miller is worried she might be victim number two. As the detective tries to make sense of his case, he uncovers secrets about Hammond he never could have seen coming, making this the most astonishing case of his career.
The Cumulative Book Index
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2154
Book Description
A world list of books in the English language.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2154
Book Description
A world list of books in the English language.
Forthcoming Books
Author: Rose Arny
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2174
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2174
Book Description
The British National Bibliography
Author: Arthur James Wells
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1896
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography, National
Languages : en
Pages : 1896
Book Description