Footnote 6 – Fakes!

See Truly Fake: Moses Wilhelm Shapira, Master Forger (Jerusalem: The Israel Museum, 2000). The following description of the fakes is taken largely from the essay by Irit Salmon, “The Life and Times of Moses Wilhelm Shapira,” in the catalogue. Ms. Salmon, who was also the curator of the exhibition held in the summer of 2000 at Ticho House, in Jerusalem, has graciously reviewed the manuscript. The responsibility for all errors, of course, is the author’s.