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Author:

Pyne, Lydia V., author.

Title:

Genuine fakes : how phony things teach us about real stuff / Lydia Pyne.

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Sigma,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm

Subject:

Forgery--History.
Forgery--Social aspects.
Fake news--History.

Notes:

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.

ISBN:

147296182X
9781472961822
1472961838
9781472961839

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1079865992

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)