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Ingrid D. Rowland, ROWLAND INGRID D, Rowland Ingrid D.

Scarith of Scornello - A Tale of Renaissance Forgery

English · Paperback / Softback

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Zusammenfassung Traces the career of the young scam artist Curzio Inghirami whose "findings" reached the Vatican shortly after Galileo was condemned by the inquisition, inspiring participants on both sides of the affair to clash again - this time over Etruscan history. Written with humor and energy the author tells about Curzio's far-reaching pranks....

Product details

Authors	Ingrid D. Rowland, ROWLAND INGRID D, Rowland Ingrid D.
Publisher	University Of Chicago Press

Languages	English
Product format	Paperback / Softback
Released	15.11.2005

EAN	9780226730370
ISBN	978-0-226-73037-0
No. of pages	192
Dimensions	133 mm x 197 mm x 13 mm
Subjects	Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, European History, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, Italy, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Popular beliefs and controversial knowledge, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, Hoaxes & deceptions

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