Forgery in the manner of John Constable (1776–1837), "Seascape," watercolor, The Courtauld, London (all images courtesy Samuel Courtauld Trust) LONDON — A certain romanticism surrounds art forgery.

Forgery has long shadowed the law. Courts once contended with altered signatures, doctored invoices, and counterfeit stamps; the methods were crude, the traces often visible, and a handwriting expert, ...

One of the University of Michigan Library’s most prized possessions, which appeared to be a Galileo manuscript, is now thought to be the work of a 20th-century forger. By Michael Blanding See more of ...

Forgery of official documents by monks was rife across medieval Europe because of social changes and the growing importance of the written word, a new book shows. Fake documentation began to be ...