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

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 en, it, fr

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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