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DJR Expert Guide Series, Vol. 294 — Forensic Adhesive Residue Analysis for Documents & Art
Adhesive residue is one of the most powerful—and most overlooked—forms of forensic evidence in document and fine-art authentication. Tape, glue, paste, pressure-sensitive adhesives, varnish patches, mounting compounds, and restoration materials leave chemical, optical, and structural signatures that reveal an object’s true history. Because adhesives age differently than paper, canvas, ink, pigments, and wood, they provide crucial clues about authenticity, restoration, tampering, provenance accuracy, and potential fraud.
DJR Expert Guide Series, Vol. 294 — Forensic Adhesive Residue Analysis for Documents & Art presents the complete professional workflow for identifying, evaluating, and interpreting adhesive residues in documents, artworks, photographs, prints, manuscripts, and mixed-media pieces. This guide explains how adhesives fluoresce under UV light, how modern polymers differ from historic materials, how fiber penetration patterns reveal age, and how forgers use (or remove) adhesives to manipulate perceived authenticity.
Inside, you’ll learn how experts:
Identify adhesive types through fluorescence, opacity & chemical-aging traits
Detect restoration patches, overmounts, glue lines & concealed repairs
Analyze tape-line oxidation, staining halos, oil migration & fiber disruption
Determine whether adhesives match the claimed age of an artwork or document
Identify modern synthetic polymers on items presented as antique
Detect solvent-based or heat-based adhesive removal attempts
Use microscopy, raking light & UV fluorescence to expose tampering
Evaluate adhesive evidence within provenance and appraisal contexts
Detect removed labels, stamps & gallery tags through adhesive shadows
Identify adhesive clues in document alteration, page substitution & signature fraud
Evaluate canvas, panel & mixed-media adhesives for period accuracy
Volume 294 provides collectors, conservators, appraisers, archives, and forensic examiners with a complete professional system for adhesive-residue analysis—one of the most reliable tools in modern authentication.
Digital Download — PDF • 7 Pages • Instant Access
Adhesive residue is one of the most powerful—and most overlooked—forms of forensic evidence in document and fine-art authentication. Tape, glue, paste, pressure-sensitive adhesives, varnish patches, mounting compounds, and restoration materials leave chemical, optical, and structural signatures that reveal an object’s true history. Because adhesives age differently than paper, canvas, ink, pigments, and wood, they provide crucial clues about authenticity, restoration, tampering, provenance accuracy, and potential fraud.
DJR Expert Guide Series, Vol. 294 — Forensic Adhesive Residue Analysis for Documents & Art presents the complete professional workflow for identifying, evaluating, and interpreting adhesive residues in documents, artworks, photographs, prints, manuscripts, and mixed-media pieces. This guide explains how adhesives fluoresce under UV light, how modern polymers differ from historic materials, how fiber penetration patterns reveal age, and how forgers use (or remove) adhesives to manipulate perceived authenticity.
Inside, you’ll learn how experts:
Identify adhesive types through fluorescence, opacity & chemical-aging traits
Detect restoration patches, overmounts, glue lines & concealed repairs
Analyze tape-line oxidation, staining halos, oil migration & fiber disruption
Determine whether adhesives match the claimed age of an artwork or document
Identify modern synthetic polymers on items presented as antique
Detect solvent-based or heat-based adhesive removal attempts
Use microscopy, raking light & UV fluorescence to expose tampering
Evaluate adhesive evidence within provenance and appraisal contexts
Detect removed labels, stamps & gallery tags through adhesive shadows
Identify adhesive clues in document alteration, page substitution & signature fraud
Evaluate canvas, panel & mixed-media adhesives for period accuracy
Volume 294 provides collectors, conservators, appraisers, archives, and forensic examiners with a complete professional system for adhesive-residue analysis—one of the most reliable tools in modern authentication.
Digital Download — PDF • 7 Pages • Instant Access