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Author:

Briefel, Aviva.

Title:

The deceivers : art forgery and identity in the nineteenth century / Aviva Briefel.

Publisher:

Cornell University Press,

Copyright Date:

2006

Description:

xi, 243 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Forgery in literature.
Identity (Philosophical concept) in literature.
Authenticity (Philosophy) in literature.
Fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
Art--History--History--19th century.
Art and society--History--19th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-231) and index.

Contents:

Introduction : the golden age of forgery -- Imperfect doubles : the forger and the copyist -- Intimate detections : connoisseurs, forgers, and the thing between them -- Restorations : cultural authority and the life of objects -- Real sons of Abraham : Jewish art dealers and the traffic in fakes -- Paste and pearls : drawing the boundaries of female identity -- Conclusion : magic tricks.

ISBN:

9780801444609
9780801444609 (cloth : alk. paper)
0801444608 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)68132798

LCCN:

2006006530

Locations:

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

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)