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

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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