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Galileo’s O, Volume III, is perhaps without peer in the history of the book. In this work, historians in various fields revise the results they presented in the first two volumes, which focused on the New York copy of Sidereus Nuncius, written in 1610.The analysis of this book was conceived as a uniquely multidisciplinary and cooperative undertaking, and many of its findings remain valid. Yet the subject of analysis proved to be the work of an international group of forgers. Volume III describes the chronology and methods by which the discovery of forgery was made – a veritable watershed moment in the continuing struggle between the ever-more refined methods of forgers and new methods used to apprehend them. Ultimately, the work also provides insight into the psychology of specialists who “research themselves” in order to prevent similar errors in the future.

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Author:   Horst Bredekamp ,  Irene Brückle ,  Paul Needham
Publisher:   De Gruyter
Imprint:   De Gruyter Akademie Forschung
Edition:   Digital original
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 27.00cm
Weight:   0.591kg
ISBN:  

9783110354645

ISBN 10:   3110354640
Pages:   102
Publication Date:   17 February 2014
Recommended Age:   College Graduate Student
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Horst Bredekamp, Humboldt-Univ., Berlin; Irene Brückle, Staatl. Akad. der bildenden Künste Stuttgart; Paul Needham, Princeton Univ.

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