Book forgers transplant fine bindings from worthless volumes to valuable ones and create fake title pages that even experts often miss.
This episode from Hans Gross's 19th century criminal investigation handbook examines sophisticated forgery techniques across paintings, engravings, furniture, books, and antiquities. It details how criminals create convincing fakes using artificial aging, staged discoveries, and clever combinations of genuine and fake components, while warning investigators about common pitfalls in authentication.

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A grounded look at fraud through paintings, books, and antique-style furniture.

This passage from Criminal Investigation shifts from broad fraud to the quieter problem of things made to look old, genuine, and trustworthy.

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Play this if you want fraud detection reduced to its physical signs.

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