FAKES, SCAMS & FORGERIES: From Art to Counterfeit Cash

Details many of the most notorious acts of forgery, fraud and fakery that have taken place over the centuries, describing how they were perpetrated, how those who considered themselves experts were led astray and fooled, and how they were detected. The text deals with the many modern scientific techniques that have been developed for the examination of suspect materials. Fully illustrated, some in color.