Antiquity Studies

Epigraphic Falsification

Methods and Case Studies

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  • Lorenzo Calvelli - Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia - email orcid profile

Abstract
The book investigates the complex articulations of epigraphic forgery, a phenomenon widely attested in Italy between the late Middle Ages and the 18th century. Non-genuine inscriptions or falsae, as Theodor Mommsen called them, are those that present themselves as ancient, but in reality are not. They can be produced either on material support or simply on paper. Within them, different types of documents can be distinguished: forgeries made for malicious purposes, replicas of ancient inscriptions, and texts or monuments inspired by classical epigraphic models. The book brings together fifteen scholarly essays, which examine individual cases of forgery, reconstruct the epistemology of forgery criticism and rehabilitate numerous epigraphs mistakenly believed to be forgeries, while confirming their actual antiquity.

Keywords CIL VI 990* • Lucas Peto • Antiquarians • Aqua Vergine • Manuscript • Epigraphic models • Non-alphabetic graphemes • Latin poets of Renaissance • Internet • Spain • Forged blunder • Ager Mediolanensis • Inscribed zone as decorative surface • Meyranesio • Printed editions • Primacy of Sardinia • Theodor Mommsen • Marche • Aquileia • John Disney • Savoy Piedmont • Forgeries • Casa Museo dell’Antiquariato Ivan Bruschi • Documentary forgeries • Epigraphic forgeries on paper • Epigraphy • Copies • Luigi Biraghi • Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum • Critical editions • Fake • Amphora • Forged inscriptions • Mariangelo Accursio • House of Savoy • Lex de imperio Vespasiani Antonio Agustín • Renaissance • Lepontic • Council of Trent • Fitzwilliam Museum • Roman Liguria • Thomas Hollis • Pirro Ligorio • Coarse altar • Epigraphic forgeries • Epigraphic research • Classical scholarship • Fake inscriptions • Aqueducts • Antonio Trevisi • Cities • Antiquarian market in the early 1900s • Christian forgeries • Digital editions • False inscriptions • Epigraph balanced between dimensions and inscripti • G • Latin epigraphy • Epitaph • Forgery • Spurious imitations • Jacopo Valvasone • Pingone • Pseudo-antique palaeography • Intellectual history • Senatus consultum • Decretum Rubiconis • Counterfeit instrumentum inscriptum • CIL VI 991* • Ancient restorations • Ciriaco de’ Pizzicolli • Manuscripts • F

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-386-1 | e-ISBN 978-88-6969-386-1 | ISBN (PRINT) 978-88-6969-387-8 | Number of pages 312 | Dimensions 16x23cm | Published Dec. 16, 2019 | Language fr, en, it

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