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245 10 a| When art isn't realh| [electronic resource] :b| the world's most controversial objects under investigation /c| Andrew Shortland, Patrick Degryse.;

260 a| Leuven :b| Leuven University Press,c| [2022];

300 a| 201 pages :b| illustrations, charts, facsimiles, portraits ;c| 22 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

505 0 a| Piltdown Man -- The Getty Kouros -- Turin Shroud -- The Vinland Map -- The "Amarna Princess" -- Leonardo and the Eye -- The Reconstruction of Knossos.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 8 a| "The art world is a multi-billion-dollar industry which captures world headlines on a regular basis, for both good and bad reasons. This book deals with one of the most-discussed areas of controversy: high-profile objects that have experts arguing about their veracity. Some may have been looted, others may be fakes, some may be heavily restored or misattributed. Often, in these cases, analytical science is called on to settle a dispute. The authors of this book have decades of experience in this field, working on a range of objects dating from prehistory to the twentieth century. They present seven of the most famous cases from the Getty Kouros to the Turin Shroud some of which are still contested, and examine how a few words from a connoisseur or scientist can make a virtually valueless object worth hundreds of millions. And vice versa"--Back cover.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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When art isn't real the world's most controversial objects under investigation / Andrew Shortland, Patrick Degryse.

Author/creator	Shortland, Andrew J.
Other author	Degryse, Patrick.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Leuven : Leuven University Press, [2022]
Description	201 pages : illustrations, charts, facsimiles, portraits ; 22 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Forgery of antiquities. Art--Forgeries. Antiquities--Valuation.

Contents	Piltdown Man -- The Getty Kouros -- Turin Shroud -- The Vinland Map -- The "Amarna Princess" -- Leonardo and the Eye -- The Reconstruction of Knossos.
Summary	"The art world is a multi-billion-dollar industry which captures world headlines on a regular basis, for both good and bad reasons. This book deals with one of the most-discussed areas of controversy: high-profile objects that have experts arguing about their veracity. Some may have been looted, others may be fakes, some may be heavily restored or misattributed. Often, in these cases, analytical science is called on to settle a dispute. The authors of this book have decades of experience in this field, working on a range of objects dating from prehistory to the twentieth century. They present seven of the most famous cases from the Getty Kouros to the Turin Shroud some of which are still contested, and examine how a few words from a connoisseur or scientist can make a virtually valueless object worth hundreds of millions. And vice versa"--Back cover.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2022433672
ISBN	9462703124
ISBN	9789462703124 (paperback)
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ISBN	(electronic book)
ISBN	(electronic book)
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