Notice catalographique « Archaeological fakes »
- Titre
- Archaeological fakes
- Auteur ou éditeur
- Rieth, Adolf
- Lieu de publication
- London
- Maison d'édition
- Barrie & Jenkins
- Date de publication
- 1970
- Collation
- 183 p.
- Résumé
- Gives a short survey of the history of faking. describes fakes in the fields of paleontology, biology and archaeology, their production, planting and discovery, emphasizing how prejudice and misty philosophy, created a climate in which fakes would be accepted ( e.g. during the Nazi period in Germany). Objects discussed range from the Piltdown skull, paleolithic and neolithic stone and bone tools and cave paintings, to the Tiara of Saitaphernes, faked runic inscriptions and medieval wall paintings.
- Notes
- Translation from German.
- Langue
- English = Anglais
- Sujet
- Forgery of antiquities
- Archaeological thefts
- Art - Forgeries
- Vol d'antiquités
- Art - Faux
- ISBN/ISSN
- 214651231
- Pays
- United Kingdom
- Type de document
- Monograph = Monographie
- Localisation
- CC 140 R5413
- Clé
- 11463
- Collection
- Catalogue