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

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 it, fr, 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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