Forging History. The Detection of Fake Letters and Documents. -

Rendell, Kenneth W.

Published by Norman; etc.: University of Oklahoma Press, 1994

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3 Bll., vi, 171 Seiten, 1 Bl., OLn., OU., 28 x 21 cm. Mit zahlreichen Abbildungen. - In englischer Sprache. - "Rendell begins by showing the reader paired examples of writing of historical figures (such as George Washington, Richard Wagner, and Charles Dickens) and then demonstrating which of each pair is a genuine and which forged. Building the reader's confidence in his method, Rendell then presents four extremely well-executed forgeries from the past, ostensibly written by Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, and Robert Burns, approaching each from a different technical viewpoint. When compared with genuine examples, however, their flaws are immedieately apparent. The book culminates in an analysis of three major forgeries of recent times - the Hitler diaries, the Mormon letters, and the Jack the Ripper diary. Mixing technical details with anecdotes on his own involvement in the investigation of each document, Rendell discusses the psychological reasons that the forgeries succeeded for as long as they did" (Klappentext). - Der Schutzumschlag angerändert; gutes Exemplar.

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• Title: Forging History. The Detection of Fake Letters and Documents. -
• Publisher: Norman; etc.: University of Oklahoma Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 1602 grams
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