| Description |
304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Bloomsbury Sigma series ; Book forty-seven |
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Bloomsbury sigma series ; bk. 47.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-293) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Warhols without Warhol -- The solemn mockery -- The truth about lying stones -- Carbon copy -- A fake of a different flavour -- Taking a look through Walrus Cam -- The great blue whale -- And now it's the real deal -- The art of making the palaeolithic come to life -- Conclusion: As seen in the British Museum. |
| Summary |
The world is full of genuine fakes--the objects that fall into the space between things that are real and those that are not. Whether or not we think things are authentic is a matter of perspective. From stories of audacious forgeries to feats of technological innovation, historian Lydia Pyne explors how the authenticity of eight genuine fakes--art forgeries, fake fossils, nature documentaries, synthetic flavors, museum exhibits, Maya codices and Paleolithic replicas--depends on their unique combination of history, science and culture. |
| Subject |
Forgery -- History.
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Forgery -- Social aspects.
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Fake news -- History.
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Fake news. (OCoLC)fst01985391
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Forgery. (OCoLC)fst00932815
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9781472961839 (pbk.) |
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1472961838 (pbk.) |
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9781472961822 (hbk.) |
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147296182X (hbk.) |
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