Optical Document Security, Third Edition
Containing over 150 illustrations, including actual security documents, this book delivers a comprehensive and cohesive treatment of all aspects of optical document security.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Optical Document Security, Third Edition
Optical Document Security, Third Edition
Rudolf L. van Renesse
BOSTON LONDON artechhouse.com
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
van Renesse, Rudolf L. Optical document security. 3rd ed. (Artech House optoelectronics library)
1. Counterfeits and counterfeiting Prevention 2. Identification cards Forgeries Prevention 3. Reproduction of money, documents, etc. Prevention 4. Electronics in crime prevention 5. Legal documents Design Security measures I. Title
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Cover design by Igor Valdman
Cover hologram by AmericanBank Note Holographies, United States
2005 Rudolf L. van Renesse
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About the Author
Rudolf L. van Renesse is an independent consultant on document security for government departments and banking and financial institutions. Previously, he was a senior research engineer in the Optics Department of the TNO Institute of Applied Physics in the...
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