Why fakes matter : essays on problems of authenticity

Author(s)

    • Jones, Mark
    • British Museum

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Why fakes matter : essays on problems of authenticity

edited by Mark Jones

Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Press, c1992

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Note

"The essays collected here derive from papers presented to the FAKE symposium held at the British Museum on 7-10 June 1990 to coincide with the exhibition 'Fake? the art of deception'"--T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents of Works

  • pt. I. The falsification and restoration of classical antiquities
  • pt. II. Faking in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries
  • pt. III. Concepts of authenticity

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In this book, scholars from a variety of disciplines provide new evidence about some of the most significant forgers and forgeries. The reception of fakes is considered, as is their importance as evidence for the history of taste and the art market.

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