
How to Identify a Forgery
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How to Identify a Forgery contains information on:
. Counterfeiting currency
. Electronic and digital signatures
. Dating ink
. Dyes and pigments
. Forging art
. Handwriting analysis
. Scientific methodology
. Visual examination and microscopy
How to Identify a Forgery contains illustrations, a glossary, and a detailed list of print and web resources. Sidebars on notable cases and pressing forensics issues throughout reinforce the text. Essential for students, teachers, collectors, and investigators who require information on proper forensic science practices, Dr. Bell's book is as fascinating as it is useful.
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Content
- Front Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. History and Pioneers
- The Beginnings of Forensic Document Examination
- Signatures
- Mechanized and Computerized Printing
- Electronic and Digital Signatures
- Ink and Paper
- Art Forgery
- 2. The Scientific Approach
- Visual Examination and Microscopy
- Spectrophotometry and Microspectrophotometry
- Other Elemental Analysis Techniques
- Science and Art
- Scientific Methods and Paper
- Indented Writing and a Physical Match
- 3. Dyes and Pigments
- Inks and Paints
- The Scientific View of Color
- Inks and Paints
- Dating Inks
- Walter McCrone (1916-2002): A Leading Expert in Microscopy
- 4. Detecting Document Forgery
- Signatures
- A Famous Case of Handwriting Analysis
- Disguised Writing
- Obliterations and Alterations
- Mechanical Copies
- 5. Counterfeiting Currency
- Coins
- The History of Money
- Paper Currency
- Techniques of Counterfeiting Currency
- How to Verify Money
- 6. Forging Art, History, and Science
- Art of Forgery
- Vinland Map
- Fingerprints
- Scientific Forgery
- Scientific Fakes and Forgeries
- Human Bones: The Piltdown Man
- Counterfeit Drugs
- 7. Conclusion: The Future of Fakes, Forgeries, and Counterfeits
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- Index
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