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Francesco Maria Pratilli
Francesco Maria Pratilli (16891763) was an Italian priest, scholar, antiquarian, whose name is known, from the 19th century, for being involved in a vast series of skilled forgeries. Life and works Born in Santa Maria in Сapuа, where he was canon, he lived mostly in Naples where he died. King Charles III of Bourbon made him a member of the '' Accademia Ercolanese''. Works His writings span both ecclesiastical, theological, numismatic topics, often disseminated by his historical forgeries. Herbert Bloch, ''Monte Cassino in the Middle Ages'', Vol. 1, Harvard University Press, 1986 (p. 222-224) Among his works are: *Della Via Appia, libro IV, Naples, 1745. *Lettera sopra una moneta singolare del tiranno Giovanni, Naples 1748. *Dissertazione su i consolari della Campania, Naples, 1757. *Della Metropolis ecclesiastica della chiesa di Capua, Naples 1758. *Relazione della concessione de' pontificati fatta da Benedetto XIII al capitolo di Capua, Naples, 1725. *Lettera sopra un anti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antiquarian
An antiquarian or antiquary () is an aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past. More specifically, the term is used for those who study history with particular attention to ancient artifacts, archaeological and historic sites, or historic archives and manuscripts. The essence of antiquarianism is a focus on the empirical evidence of the past, and is perhaps best encapsulated in the motto adopted by the 18th-century antiquary Sir Richard Colt Hoare, "We speak from facts, not theory." The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' first cites "archaeologist" from 1824; this soon took over as the usual term for one major branch of antiquarian activity. "Archaeology", from 1607 onwards, initially meant what is now seen as "ancient history" generally, with the narrower modern sense first seen in 1837. Today the term "antiquarian" is often used in a pejorative sense, to refer to an excessively narrow focus on factual historical trivia, to the exclusion of a sense of historica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
