Having hit upon the "Hitler's 700 mph Silent Dart"
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,5828.0.html
thread, i was struck by several things:
* Like others, i am probably not alone in wanting to discover "The most sensational 'previously undiscovered' Secret/Unbuilt Project".
* Also, like other members of this Forum, i wish to contribute - to the best of my knowledge - accurate (and Factual) information.
However, purely "factual" information may be interpreted in many ways (as was pointed out upon the aforementioned thread; and Links provided). Given that there may exist a large market for "original documents" - for example amongst (subscribers to) this Forum - i would suggest the following readings:
Mark Jones [ed](1992)
Why Fakes Matter:
Essays on the problem of authenticity
British Museum Press, London. UK
[ISBN 0-7141-1728-8]
Thomas Hoving (1996)
False Impressions: the hunt for big time art fakes
Andre Deutsch, UK
[ISBN 0-223-99015-1]
Eric Hebborn (1997)
The Art Forgers Handbook
Cassel, UK
[ISBN 0-504-54914-3]
Yes, these are books upon Art; yet they highlight just how we can all be duped.
As a Spoiler alert:
Hoving is real pissed that he didn't catch Hebborn ???; whilst Hebborn sez... my stint in prison gave me the time to write this book
; in which he details how to Age documents with tea...onto the things that can be done with a marble statue and Lots of yoghurt .
As to the Jones jobbie - it's a Long-winded, academic way of saying: "Fakes don't matter - unless you are selling stuff".
If you are at all interested, all three (together) make a fascinating read
Myself - i stick to Photoshop ;D
________________________________________________________________________________________________
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,5828.0.html
thread, i was struck by several things:
* Like others, i am probably not alone in wanting to discover "The most sensational 'previously undiscovered' Secret/Unbuilt Project".
* Also, like other members of this Forum, i wish to contribute - to the best of my knowledge - accurate (and Factual) information.
However, purely "factual" information may be interpreted in many ways (as was pointed out upon the aforementioned thread; and Links provided). Given that there may exist a large market for "original documents" - for example amongst (subscribers to) this Forum - i would suggest the following readings:
Mark Jones [ed](1992)
Why Fakes Matter:
Essays on the problem of authenticity
British Museum Press, London. UK
[ISBN 0-7141-1728-8]
Thomas Hoving (1996)
False Impressions: the hunt for big time art fakes
Andre Deutsch, UK
[ISBN 0-223-99015-1]
Eric Hebborn (1997)
The Art Forgers Handbook
Cassel, UK
[ISBN 0-504-54914-3]
Yes, these are books upon Art; yet they highlight just how we can all be duped.
As a Spoiler alert:
Hoving is real pissed that he didn't catch Hebborn ???; whilst Hebborn sez... my stint in prison gave me the time to write this book
; in which he details how to Age documents with tea...onto the things that can be done with a marble statue and Lots of yoghurt .As to the Jones jobbie - it's a Long-winded, academic way of saying: "Fakes don't matter - unless you are selling stuff".
If you are at all interested, all three (together) make a fascinating read
Myself - i stick to Photoshop ;D
________________________________________________________________________________________________
