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

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, fr, it

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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