Project Gutenberg 2004-11-10 Public domain in the USA. 331 Lavay, Jerome Buell 1860 Lavay, Jerome B. Disputed Handwriting An exhaustive, valuable, and comprehensive work upon one of the most important subjects of to-day. With illustrations and expositions for the detection and study of forgery by handwriting of all kinds E-text prepared by Ted Garvin and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Disputed Handwriting" by Jerome B. Lavay is a comprehensive examination of the science of handwriting analysis and forgery detection written in the early 20th century. This pioneering work addresses critical techniques for identifying forged signatures and presents methods and considerations vital for bank officials and business professionals dealing with the genuineness of signatures, a matter that significantly impacts financial transactions. The opening of the text introduces the significance of confirming genuine signatures, outlining how comparisons between disputed and authentic writings reveal points of similarity or difference. It highlights the complexities of forgery, emphasizing that even seemingly perfect imitations can be detected by trained examiners, and discusses the various conditions that affect how genuine signatures appear. Lavay illustrates the importance of systematic analysis in identifying forgeries, drawing attention to the psychological and physical nuances that can betray fraudulent efforts in handwriting. The initial chapters lay down the groundwork for a deeper exploration of forgery tactics and the fine distinctions in writing styles that experts leverage in their evaluations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Forgery Writing -- Identification Graphology HV Text Category: Law & Criminology 416443 2025-08-06T07:58:41.106564 text/html 396360 2024-10-28T21:02:11 text/html 1305930 2025-08-06T07:58:48.981045 application/epub+zip 1310698 2025-08-06T07:58:44.232543 application/epub+zip 212509 2025-08-06T07:58:42.913574 application/epub+zip 1506996 2025-08-06T07:58:52.673001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1479137 2025-08-06T07:58:48.094083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283004 2022-08-07T04:21:28.395781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401063 2025-08-06T07:58:40.130616 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 381262 2024-10-28T21:02:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16206 2025-08-06T07:58:52.806002 application/rdf+xml 14378 2025-08-06T07:58:43.411557 image/jpeg 3649 2025-08-06T07:58:43.161574 image/jpeg 1155925 2025-08-06T07:58:41.222562 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog