This book deals with works of art. X-radiography is one of the most marvellous ways of studying them. X-rays can reveal critically important aspects of an objects condition and the materials used to create it, as well as providing information about the artists creative process. With the present advent of a new field of expertise, technical art history, X-radiography is back at the centre of scholars attention. This richly illustrated survey includes over 250 X-rays with notes and commentary, providing scientific information as well as guidance for comparing documents to scholars and collectors.
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La radiographie est un moyen extraordinaire dans l'étude d'oeuvres d'art. Les rayons X peuvent révéler des informations d'une importance capitale sur la condition des oeuvres, sur les matériaux utilisés et apporter un éclairage sur le processus de création.
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Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Some scuffing to jacket, particularly along edges. Spine lightly sunned and toned. Two small bumps at bottom edge of boards; attendant creasing to jacket. Else fine. A very nice copy; internals are bright and clean. This book deals with works of art. X-radiography is one of the most marvellous ways of studying them. X-rays can reveal critically important aspects of an objects condition and the materials used to create it, as well as providing information about the artists creative process. With the present advent of a new field of expertise, technical art history, X-radiography is back at the centre of scholars attention. This richly illustrated survey includes over 250 X-rays with notes and commentary, providing scientific information as well as guidance for comparing documents to scholars and collectors. Seller Inventory # 2040817
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Condition: Very Good. Very Good+ in a Very Good+ dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and glossy with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Extra-Large Format (Folio, 12.75" - 14" tall); Heavy (7.5 lbs); White dust jacket with illustration of two paintings, and title in red lettering; 2011, Exhibitions Int'l Publishing; 440 pages; "The Masters and the Forgers - Secrets: X-ray Authentication of Paintings," by Roger H. Marijnissen. Seller Inventory # SKU-1125AF05904282
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