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Forged Remington watercolor in Boots and Saddles (1885).

The Spring-Summer 2014 Quarto is now available. The Quarto is a semi-annual magazine published by the William L. Clements Library and sent to members of the Clements Library Associates. This issue of The Quarto focuses on the Clements Library collections related to forgeries and facsimiles.

  1. “Forgeries, Facsimiles, Follies, & Phonies,” by J. Kevin Graffagnino, Director of the Library.
  2. “Ferreting Out the Fakes,” by Emiko Hastings, Curator of Books & Digital Projects Librarian. Confederate wallpaper newspapers, a forged Remington watercolor, Columbus’ secret log book, and Chief Pontiac’s bookplate.
  3. “Curator, Researcher, and Buyer Beware,” by Cheney J. Schopieray, Curator of Manuscripts. Forged manuscripts and historical evidence.
  4. “Declaration Wars,” by Clayton Lewis, Curator of Graphic Materials. Facsimiles of the Declaration of Independence.
  5. “Questionable Cartography,” by Brian Leigh Dunnigan, Associate Director & Curator of Maps. Fakes and misconceptions in the map collection.
  6. “Preserving a Roman Road Map,” by Mary Sponberg Pedley, Assistant Curator of Maps. An Ortelius facsimile.
  7. “Developments,” by Ann Rock, Director of Development. Acquisition of the Henry Burbeck papers.
  8. Announcements
  9. Calendar of Events

Read past issues of The Quarto online. Members of the Clements Library Associates will receive the current copy in the mail.