Fake?
Fake?

Author: Mark Jones

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 1990-01-01

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9780520070875

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Describes the methods used to make artistic, literary, documentary, and political forgeries and the recent scientific advances in their detection. Includes over 600 objects from the British Museum and many other major collections, from ancient Babylonia to the present day.

Vincennes and Sèvres Porcelain
Vincennes and Sèvres Porcelain

Author: Adrian Sassoon

Publisher: Getty Publications

Published: 1992-03-12

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 0892361735

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This volume documents the Getty Museum's important holdings of Vincennes and Sèvres porcelain. Entries are arranged in chronological order and include descriptions, commentary, and a complete bibliography and exhibition list. Every object is illustrated in color and all incised and painted marks are reproduced. The volume also includes an index of painters, gilders, and previous owners.

Italian Maiolica
Italian Maiolica

Author: Catherine Hess

Publisher: Getty Publications

Published: 1989-04-06

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 0892361387

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The Museum’s outstanding collection of maiolica is significant because most of the major pottery centers, maiolica forms, and styles are represented. This current catalogue presents the collection in a chronological progression according to stylistic trends. Lavish color plates accompany the detailed entries