Identifying Antique Commercial Printing Processes, And the Basics of Authenticating Antique and Art Prints
Identifying Antique Commercial Printing Processes, And the Basics of Authenticating Antique and Art Prints

Author: David Cycleback

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2015-01-03

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 1312883286

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This black-and-white print version on the online guide reprints previously published articles by the prominent art scholar and authentication expert David Cycleback. The book focuses on identifying standard printing processes, but includes additional chapters on authenticating and dating antique and fine art prints, and gives the essential basics for collectors, sellers, historians, students and art enthusiasts. Along with showing how to identify etchings, engravings, lithographs, photoengravings, woodcuts and other processes, topics include identifying and dating paper, how to identify modern reproductions and forgeries, alterations, proofs, editions, states, provenance, how to research the works of famous artists, and offers a plethora of practical tips. Director of Center for Artifact Studies, Cycleback is widely recognized as one the world's leading authorities on prints and photographs authentication.

Authenticating Art and Artifacts: An Introduction to Methods and Issues
Authenticating Art and Artifacts: An Introduction to Methods and Issues

Author: David Cycleback

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2017-11-30

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1387447459

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Written by the prominent art and artifacts scholar Cycleback, this book is a primer and survey of standard methods and issues in the identification, authentication, fake and forgery detection of art, artifacts and collectibles, from ancient artifacts and famous paintings to antique toys and trading cards. Topics include stylistic and historical analysis, scientific testing (including radiometric dating, thermoluminescence testing, spectroscopy, microscopy and artificial intelligence analysis), basic research methods, material and process identification, provenance, altered forgeries, the limits of science and analysis, and more. Authentication involves many aspects and perspectives working together, from nuclear physics to art history, and this book is written for all those invested or interested in the topic, including museum workers, scientists, historians, students, appraisers, lawyers, collectors and those simply interested in how famous artworks and relics are authenticated and forgeries identified.

Handheld XRF for Art and Archaeology
Handheld XRF for Art and Archaeology

Author: Aaron N. Shugar

Publisher: Leuven University Press

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 9058679071

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This volume focuses specifically on the applications, possibilities, and limitations of handheld X-ray fluorescence devices in art conservation and archaeology.

Digital Video Fingerprinting
Digital Video Fingerprinting

Author: Fouad Sabry

Publisher: One Billion Knowledgeable

Published: 2024-05-05

Total Pages: 73

ISBN-13:

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What is Digital Video Fingerprinting Video fingerprinting or video hashing are a class of dimension reduction techniques in which a system identifies, extracts, and then summarizes characteristic How you will benefit (I) Insights, and validations about the following topics: Chapter 1: Digital video fingerprinting Chapter 2: Authentication Chapter 3: Digital watermarking Chapter 4: Fingerprint (computing) Chapter 5: Video copy detection Chapter 6: Automatic content recognition Chapter 7: Acoustic fingerprint Chapter 8: PhotoDNA Chapter 9: Perceptual hashing Chapter 10: Audible Magic (II) Answering the public top questions about digital video fingerprinting. (III) Real world examples for the usage of digital video fingerprinting in many fields. Who this book is for Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of Digital Video Fingerprinting.

Forensic Light: A Beginner's Guide
Forensic Light: A Beginner's Guide

Author: David Rudd Cycleback

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2009-06-01

Total Pages: 89

ISBN-13: 0578029065

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Written by the prominent art authentication and forgery detection expert David Rudd Cycleback, this small book is a primer on ultraviolet, infrared and visible light in forensic science, art and collectible examination, commerce and daily life. Topics include infrared examination of paintings, currency and license counterfeit detection, invisible ink writing, crime scene investigation, identification of alterations and restoration, and the light techniques used in forgery detection of trading cards, posters, historical documents, art glass and other collectibles. Written for the amateur scientist, junior detective and art and memorabilia collector and dealer.

How to Study Rhinos
How to Study Rhinos

Author: Bayard H. Brattstrom

Publisher: Outskirts Press

Published: 2016-04-29

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 1478772905

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Rhinos are interesting, fun to watch, and endangered of becoming extinct. This book is first about how scientists study rhinos, and then information is presented on rhino taxonomy, distribution, ecology, fossil history, behavior, reproduction, and conservation, including poaching. But there is a lot more to rhinos than just the above, there are also sections on rhinos in history, rhinos in art, rhino companies, logos and products, as well as lists of rhino books, toys, and conservation organizations.

The Birds of America
The Birds of America

Author: John James Audubon

Publisher: White Lion Publishing

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780565093396

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'Birds of America' is one of the best known natural history books ever produced and also one of the most valuable - a complete set sold at auction in December 2010 for 7.3 million, which is a world record.

How to Identify Prints
How to Identify Prints

Author: Bamber Gascoigne

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780500284803

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Arranged in self-contained sections the book simplifies accurate identification of any printed image. Included are manual methods, and also the mechanical processes that constitute the vast majority of printed images. Essential aspects of printing history and the printmaking craft are covered and examples are given of the identifying features that help to reveal the type of print.

China Myth or History?
China Myth or History?

Author: J.G. Cheock

Publisher: J.G. Cheock

Published: 2017-10-02

Total Pages: 237

ISBN-13:

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Viewing ancient China in world context, exploring the possibilities of international activities particularly in relation to the Philippines, during their classical dynasties based on the presence of abundant artifacts, ancient texts, and new archaeological discoveries.

Historical Painting Techniques, Materials, and Studio Practice
Historical Painting Techniques, Materials, and Studio Practice

Author: Arie Wallert

Publisher: Getty Publications

Published: 1995-08-24

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0892363223

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Bridging the fields of conservation, art history, and museum curating, this volume contains the principal papers from an international symposium titled "Historical Painting Techniques, Materials, and Studio Practice" at the University of Leiden in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from June 26 to 29, 1995. The symposium—designed for art historians, conservators, conservation scientists, and museum curators worldwide—was organized by the Department of Art History at the University of Leiden and the Art History Department of the Central Research Laboratory for Objects of Art and Science in Amsterdam. Twenty-five contributors representing museums and conservation institutions throughout the world provide recent research on historical painting techniques, including wall painting and polychrome sculpture. Topics cover the latest art historical research and scientific analyses of original techniques and materials, as well as historical sources, such as medieval treatises and descriptions of painting techniques in historical literature. Chapters include the painting methods of Rembrandt and Vermeer, Dutch 17th-century landscape painting, wall paintings in English churches, Chinese paintings on paper and canvas, and Tibetan thangkas. Color plates and black-and-white photographs illustrate works from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.