Title: The Gentle Art of Faking
Author: Riccardo Nobili
Release date: November 30, 2016 [eBook #53638]
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Language: English
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THE GENTLE ART
OF
FAKING
A HISTORY OF THE METHODS OF PRODUCING
IMITATIONS & SPURIOUS WORKS OF ART
FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES UP
TO THE PRESENT DAY
BY
RICCARDO NOBILI
AUTHOR OF “A MODERN ANTIQUE”
“Le dernier mot de l’art je le trouve dans la contrefaçon”
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WITH 31 ILLUSTRATIONS
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