Real or Fake [electronic resource] : Studies in Authentication /
Nickell, Joe.
Lexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky,
2009.
Many people wonder if an item stored in the attic or found at a tag sale could be a lost treasure. Joe Nickell's latest book, Real or Fake, offers a general introduction to the principles of authentication. Illustrating methods used by the pros and recognized by hit shows such as Antiques Roadshow, Nickell educates readers with the specific information necessary to begin forgery detection. Real or Fake focuses on three categories of potential treasures: documents, photographs, and other artifacts. Nickell critiques famous examples from each group to explain how his suggested techniques can 
Description based upon print version of record.
Front cover; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Investigating Documents; 2. Diary of Jack the Ripper; 3. Novel by an American Slave; 4. Lincoln's Lost Gettysburg Address; 5. An Outlaw's Scribblings; 6. Out of the Archives; 7. Photo Sleuthing; 8. A Second Photo of Emily Dickinson; 9. Likeness of Lincoln; 10. Assassin or Look-Alike; 11. From the Album; 12. Authenticating Artworks and Other Artifacts; 13. Lost Icon Found; 14. Jefferson Davis's Musket; 15. Debris from the Titanic; 16. Off the Shelf; References; Index
Many people wonder if an item stored in the attic or found at a tag sale could be a lost treasure. Joe Nickell's latest book, Real or Fake, offers a general introduction to the principles of authentication. Illustrating methods used by the pros and recognized by hit shows such as Antiques Roadshow, Nickell educates readers with the specific information necessary to begin forgery detection. Real or Fake focuses on three categories of potential treasures: documents, photographs, and other artifacts. Nickell critiques famous examples from each group to explain how his suggested techniques can 
Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-228) and index.
Description based on print version record.
Fraud.
Forgery.