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Book Review

Fallen Glory by James Crawford

Posted on 4 January 2016

The ‘death’ of 20 of history’s most important buildings.

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Faking Ancient Mesoamerica by Nancy L. Kelker and Karen O. Bruhns

Posted on 14 December 2015

This book will ruin you. You MUST read it.

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Disappearing Ink by Travis McDade

Posted on 6 December 2015

Years of library and archive theft go unnoticed at a University; despair for our print collections.

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Bog Bodies Uncovered by Miranda Aldhouse-Green

Posted on 30 November 2015

Preserved ancient human sacrifice victims as crime scenes to investigate? Yes please.

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An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin

Posted on 21 November 2015

Steve Martin wrote an art world novel and you should just read it already.

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The Collector’s Cabinet by Marc Allum

Posted on 14 November 2015

99 textual “curiosities” from the world of collecting

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The Art of the Con by Anthony M. Amore

Posted on 7 November 2015

Where there’s money, there are con artists. A collection of astounding art fraud cases.

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The Scientist and the Forger by Jehane Ragai

Posted on 30 October 2015

If you work in art in any capacity, you NEED a primer on art science.

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The Mystery of the Lost Cezanne by M.L. Longworth

Posted on 24 October 2015

Long week? Me too. Why not relax and read an amusing and uncomplicated art crime mystery.

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The Munich Art Hoard by Catherine Hickley

Posted on 18 October 2015

*The* book about the build up and discovery of the Gurlitt art hoard.

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Bad Luck, Hot Rocks by Ryan Thompson and Phil Orr

Posted on 15 October 2015

Theft and repentance at a US National Park in photos. I adore this book.

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Ivory Vikings by Nancy Marie Brown

Posted on 9 October 2015

Who was the artisan behind the beloved, beautiful, contested Lewis Chessmen?

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