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

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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