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DJR Expert Guide Series, Vol. 338 — Authentication of Medieval & Renaissance Artifacts (Iron, Bone & Wood)
Medieval and Renaissance artifacts—iron tools and weapons, carved bone objects, devotional items, domestic implements, locks, keys, wooden utensils, and religious items—are among the most historically significant and most heavily forged categories in the antiquities market.
Because originals survived centuries of burial, climate exposure, and environmental stress, they display complex aging patterns that modern forgers struggle to reproduce accurately.
This guide provides the complete professional workflow used by museum specialists, archaeologists, conservators, and forensic appraisers to authenticate iron, bone, and wood artifacts dating from 500–1700 AD.
Inside, you’ll learn how professionals:
Identify medieval and Renaissance forging methods, bloomery-iron characteristics, and hammer-worked signatures
Distinguish hand-wrought construction from cast, machined, or uniformly ground modern metal
Evaluate true patina, layered corrosion, mineralized soil deposits, and burial-environment clues
Detect acid corrosion, flash rust, and chemically induced patina used in modern fakes
Authenticate bone carvings, devotional objects, tools, beads, and handles using pore structure and tool-mark analysis
Distinguish bone, antler, and ivory using Schreger lines, cortical density, and interior structure
Analyze wood artifacts for age-consistent cracking, shrinkage, oxidation, insect activity, and hand-tool marks
Identify artificial wood distressing: chemical darkening, heat cracking, uniform coloration, and machine sanding
Recognize stylistic mismatches, anachronistic motifs, incorrect proportions, and non-period forms
Detect hybrid artifacts assembled from old components and modern additions
Use XRF metal analysis, microscopy, and UV light to confirm material authenticity
Evaluate provenance, archaeological parallels, museum comparisons, and legal restrictions
Determine value factors including rarity, cultural significance, preservation level, and documented context
Whether evaluating iron weaponry, bone devotional carvings, wooden domestic tools, guild-related implements, or Renaissance liturgical objects, Volume 338 gives you the complete forensic system needed to authenticate Medieval and Renaissance artifacts with confidence and precision.
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Medieval and Renaissance artifacts—iron tools and weapons, carved bone objects, devotional items, domestic implements, locks, keys, wooden utensils, and religious items—are among the most historically significant and most heavily forged categories in the antiquities market.
Because originals survived centuries of burial, climate exposure, and environmental stress, they display complex aging patterns that modern forgers struggle to reproduce accurately.
This guide provides the complete professional workflow used by museum specialists, archaeologists, conservators, and forensic appraisers to authenticate iron, bone, and wood artifacts dating from 500–1700 AD.
Inside, you’ll learn how professionals:
Identify medieval and Renaissance forging methods, bloomery-iron characteristics, and hammer-worked signatures
Distinguish hand-wrought construction from cast, machined, or uniformly ground modern metal
Evaluate true patina, layered corrosion, mineralized soil deposits, and burial-environment clues
Detect acid corrosion, flash rust, and chemically induced patina used in modern fakes
Authenticate bone carvings, devotional objects, tools, beads, and handles using pore structure and tool-mark analysis
Distinguish bone, antler, and ivory using Schreger lines, cortical density, and interior structure
Analyze wood artifacts for age-consistent cracking, shrinkage, oxidation, insect activity, and hand-tool marks
Identify artificial wood distressing: chemical darkening, heat cracking, uniform coloration, and machine sanding
Recognize stylistic mismatches, anachronistic motifs, incorrect proportions, and non-period forms
Detect hybrid artifacts assembled from old components and modern additions
Use XRF metal analysis, microscopy, and UV light to confirm material authenticity
Evaluate provenance, archaeological parallels, museum comparisons, and legal restrictions
Determine value factors including rarity, cultural significance, preservation level, and documented context
Whether evaluating iron weaponry, bone devotional carvings, wooden domestic tools, guild-related implements, or Renaissance liturgical objects, Volume 338 gives you the complete forensic system needed to authenticate Medieval and Renaissance artifacts with confidence and precision.
Digital Download — PDF • 10 Pages • Instant Access