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Book Synopsis Miller's Pocket Antiques Fact File by : Judith Miller
Download or read book Miller's Pocket Antiques Fact File written by Judith Miller and published by Studio. This book was released on 1988 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explains terms dealing with furniture, porcelain, metalware, clocks, glass, rugs, armor, and toys and provides information on collecting and identifying a variety of antiques and collectibles
Book Synopsis Miller's Pocket Dictionary of Antiques by : Judith Miller
Download or read book Miller's Pocket Dictionary of Antiques written by Judith Miller and published by Avery. This book was released on 1990 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Miller's International Antiques Price Guide, 1989 by : Judith Miller
Download or read book Miller's International Antiques Price Guide, 1989 written by Judith Miller and published by Penguin Putnam. This book was released on 1988-12 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organized by category of antique and containing subcategories of items in alphabetical order, this revised and expanded edition includes general articles, chapter introductions, glossaries, bibliographies, a cross-referenced index, and professional pointers for collectors and dealers. 10,000 photos, 1,000 in full color.
Book Synopsis Antiques Roadshow Primer by : Carol Prisant
Download or read book Antiques Roadshow Primer written by Carol Prisant and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells how to investigate the history of furniture, silver, jewelry, clocks, toys, and books, and how to select an appraiser
Download or read book Real or Fake written by Joe Nickell and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2009-07-17 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will the rare autographed baseball your great-uncle gave you put your children through college? Is your grandmother's chest of drawers really a seventeenth-century antique, or merely a reproduction? A leader in forgery detection and forensic investigation, Joe Nickell reveals his secrets to detecting artifacts items in Real or Fake: Studies in Authentication. Detailing how the pros determine whether an Abraham Lincoln signature is forged or if a photograph of Emily Dickinson is genuine, Nickell provides the essential tools necessary to identify counterfeits. In this general introduction to the principles of authentication, Nickell provides readers with step-by-step explanations of the science used to detect falsified documents, photographs, and other objects. Illustrating methods used on hit shows such as Antiques Roadshow and History Detectives, Nickell recommends that aspiring investigators employ a comprehensive approach to identifying imitations. One should consider the object's provenance (the origin or derivation of an artifact), content (clues in the scene or item depicted), and material composition (what artifacts are made of), as well as the results of scientific analyses, including radiographic, spectroscopic, microscopic, and microchemical tests. Including fascinating cases drawn from Nickell's illustrious career, Real or Fake combines historical and scientific investigations to reveal reproductions and genuine objects. Nickell explains the warning signs of forgery, such as patching and unnatural pen lifts; chronicles the evolution of writing instruments, inks, and papers; shows readers how to date photographs, papers, and other materials; and traces the development of photographic processes since the mid-nineteenth century. Lavishly illustrated with examples of replicas and authentic objects inspected by Nickell, Real or Fake includes case studies of alleged artifacts including Jack the Ripper's diary, a draft of the Gettysburg Address, notes by Charles Dickens, Jefferson Davis's musket, and debris from the Titanic.
Book Synopsis Miller's Pottery & Porcelain Marks by : Gordon Lang
Download or read book Miller's Pottery & Porcelain Marks written by Gordon Lang and published by Mitchell Beazley. This book was released on 2007-02-28 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your piece of porcelain may feature an anchor, but how do you know whether it was made at Chelsea or Bow? How can you tell if the mark is genuine? This handy and easy-to-use pocket guide helps you to make sense of a vast, and often confusing, field. With more than 3,000 commonly found marks for all types of pottery and porcelain, and information on the makers, factories, and artists, it is simply the best on-the-spot resource for expert collectors, auctioneers, and novices alike. Line drawings throughout illustrate the different styles and patterns, maps showing the locations of major factories worldwide, and the color photographs of actual pottery and porcelain marks make dating and authenticating pieces even easier.
Book Synopsis Miller's Silver and Sheffield Plate Marks by : John Bly
Download or read book Miller's Silver and Sheffield Plate Marks written by John Bly and published by Mitchell Beazley. This book was released on 2007-02-28 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thanks to the unique hallmarking system, it is possible to tell when, where, by whom, and with what quality of metal most pieces of silver and Sheffield plate were made. This compact, pocket-sized guide from Miller’s shows how to decipher this system, and to read the history behind the marks. A full introduction explains how to understand the marks and distinguish between silver, plate, and electroplate, followed by a look at all the marks of the major British, Irish, and American assay guilds. The pages are packed with lists of key manufacturers, designers, and patterns, and are supported by detailed glossaries. Full color photographs throughout of sample silverware and marks help to date and authenticate pieces.
Download or read book The Cumulative Book Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 2122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Tuttle Dictionary of Antiques & Collectibles Terms by : Don Bingham
Download or read book Tuttle Dictionary of Antiques & Collectibles Terms written by Don Bingham and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 1992 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than a dictionary, a practical guide for amateur collectors and professional dealers in antiques to carry and use at auctions, galleries, and flea markets. In addition to defining over 4,000 terms, describes procedures at presale exhibits and auctions and lists patent numbers by year for quick dating of objects. Pocket sized: 9x41/2". Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Synopsis Guide to Great Dates by : Paul Joannides
Download or read book Guide to Great Dates written by Paul Joannides and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether it's a tasting at the local microbrewery or a fragrant predawn visit to the wholesale flower mart, Guide to Great Dates provides a comprehensive list of memorable get-togethers that includes information about what it will cost, what to bring, and what to do ahead of time for worry-free fun.
Download or read book Glass A to Z written by David J. Shotwell and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where did Depression glass originate? When did Fenton start making glass? The answers to these and many more questions are found here. This handy and easy-to-use new collector's resource of definitions and descriptions for glass terms, styles, patterns, and manufacturers will be referred to time and time again. More than 400 photographs and line drawings are included to illustrate significant shapes, patterns, and makers' marks. Everything from Depression to Pattern glass and Fenton to Tiffany is covered. Includes dozens of manufacturers' marks to aid in identification. -- Features more than 400 photographs and line drawings to illustrate significant shapes, patterns, and makers' marks -- Provides valuable historical information on popular glass manufacturers -- An invaluable resource for collectors, dealers, and appraisers
Book Synopsis Born to Shop Great Britain by : Suzy K. Gershman
Download or read book Born to Shop Great Britain written by Suzy K. Gershman and published by . This book was released on 1994-06 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Convenient and practical, this guide offers complete listings, maps, and up-to-date information on staying at country inns and stately homes at great rates, shopping jumble sales, antique markets, car boot sales, locating England's best factory outlets--and more.
Download or read book Cumulative Book Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 2088 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A world list of books in the English language.
Book Synopsis Pottery and Porcelain Marks by : E. George Perrott
Download or read book Pottery and Porcelain Marks written by E. George Perrott and published by Gemini Publications. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 667 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It took George Perrott and his wife more than seven years to complete this book. It is compiled in date order and consists of marks from the factories of Europe, USA, Japan and China. It covers approximately 10,000 marks and references. It commences with the Ming Dynasty of 1368 and takes the reader through the 15th century 'Maiolica' period of the Italian Renaissance, the German and French 'Faience' of the 16th century, the early 17th century Dutch 'Delft' wares and continues on to the great factories of Europe including Meissen, Sevres, and the English factories of Wedgwood, Minton, Spode Doulton etc. The major part of the book concentrates on older marks but a significan effort has been made to include marks from factories and potters that are currently in business and still producing their wares today. More than 500 companies throughout Europe, USA, and the Far East contributed to this project. Collectors Clubs and Museums were also a great source of information. This publication is in fact one of the most original marks books to come onto the market in recent times. It must be the first of its kind that catlogs the marks, factories and potters in date order giving added perception of their time in history. If you are a collector of porcelain and pottery or you deal in it as a profession this book is a must for your bookshelf.
Download or read book The Publishers Weekly written by and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 1662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Oblivion written by David Foster Wallace and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2004-06-08 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the stories that make up Oblivion, David Foster Wallace joins the rawest, most naked humanity with the infinite involutions of self-consciousness -- a combination that is dazzlingly, uniquely his. These are worlds undreamt of by any other mind. Only David Foster Wallace could convey a father's desperate loneliness by way of his son's daydreaming through a teacher's homicidal breakdown (The Soul Is Not a Smithy). Or could explore the deepest and most hilarious aspects of creativity by delineating the office politics surrounding a magazine profile of an artist who produces miniature sculptures in an anatomically inconceivable way (The Suffering Channel). Or capture the ache of love's breakdown in the painfully polite apologies of a man who believes his wife is hallucinating the sound of his snoring (Oblivion). Each of these stories is a complete world, as fully imagined as most entire novels, at once preposterously surreal and painfully immediate.
Download or read book Sophie's World written by Jostein Gaarder and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2007-03-20 with total page 599 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.
