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 AntiquariansCasa Museo dell’Antiquariato Ivan BruschiEpigraphyFake inscriptionsEpigraphic forgeries on paperLucas PetoEpitaphFPrinted editionsForged inscriptionsCIL VI 991*Senatus consultumCopiesAmphoraLex de imperio Vespasiani Antonio AgustínEpigraph balanced between dimensions and inscriptiSpurious imitationsMeyranesioMariangelo AccursioAqueductsDigital editionsLatin poets of RenaissanceCounterfeit instrumentum inscriptumManuscriptFitzwilliam MuseumSavoy PiedmontTheodor MommsenIntellectual historyJohn DisneyManuscriptsThomas HollisGCoarse altarSpainLuigi BiraghiForgeriesEpigraphic modelsEpigraphic researchPseudo-antique palaeographyHouse of SavoyRenaissanceAqua VergineInscribed zone as decorative surfaceDocumentary forgeriesForged blunderJohns Hopkins Archaeological MuseumPingoneAntiquarian market in the early 1900sCouncil of TrentCritical editionsAncient restorationsChristian forgeriesDecretum RubiconisLeponticInternetEpigraphic forgeriesNon-alphabetic graphemesPrimacy of SardiniaCitiesForgeryCiriaco de’ PizzicolliFakeAger MediolanensisJacopo ValvasoneLatin epigraphyPirro LigorioMarcheRoman LiguriaFalse inscriptionsCIL VI 990*Classical scholarshipAquileiaAntonio 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