The ‘death’ of 20 of history’s most important buildings.
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.
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.
Bog Bodies Uncovered by Miranda Aldhouse-Green
Posted on 30 November 2015
Preserved ancient human sacrifice victims as crime scenes to investigate? Yes please.
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.
The Collector’s Cabinet by Marc Allum
Posted on 14 November 2015
99 textual “curiosities” from the world of collecting
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Ivory Vikings by Nancy Marie Brown
Posted on 9 October 2015
Who was the artisan behind the beloved, beautiful, contested Lewis Chessmen?