John Castagno's Artists' Signatures and Monograms have become the
standard reference source for galleries, museums, libraries, and
collectors around the world. Whether used to identify, authenticate, or
verify signatures and works of both well-known and little-known artists,
Castagno's work has no equal. In the first volume of European Artists
Signatures and Monograms, 1800-1990 (Scarecrow, 1990), Castagno provided
identification for more than 4,800 artists' signatures, along with
biographical information and reference sources. This second volume on
European artists is a continuation of the identification of artists'
signatures, with some 2,100 artists and 3,000 signature examples. In
addition to the standard signature entries, the book features sections
for monograms and initials, common surname signatures, alternative
surname signatures, symbols, Cyrillic Signatures, and illegible
signatures. Less than five percent of the entries in this volume are
listed in the original volume--and these are included to provide
additional information about the artists. The use of European Artists
II: Signatures and Monograms From 1800 provides the researcher a
reference tool not duplicated elsewhere--one that will save many hours
of research.