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Sleuth by Philip Mould (published by HarperCollins, Pounds 20 hardback) Renowned for his reputation as one of Britain's foremost experts on the discovery and identification of lost British art, Philip Mould (from BBC One's The Antiques Roadshow) highlights the fundamental impact of science and technology to the activities of the art sleuth.
He describes the methods used by so-called professional restorers and emphasises the importance of tracing the history of pictures and understanding individual artists' tell-tale paint strokes and pigment mixtures.See the full content of this document
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