Antiquity Studies

Series | Antiquity Studies
Volume 25 | Edited book | Epigraphic Falsification

Epigraphic Falsification

Methods and Case Studies

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

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, it, en

Copyright © 2019 Lorenzo Calvelli. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

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