Francesco Maria Pratilli Explained

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.[1] [2]

Among his works are:

Notes

  1. [Herbert Bloch]
  2. Nicola Cilento, Il falsario della storia dei Longobardi meridionali: Francesco Maria Pratilli (1689-1763) in Italia meridionale longobarda, Riccardo Ricciardi editore, Milano-Napoli, 1971, 2a ed., pp. 35-51
  3. [Georg Heinrich Pertz]
  4. [Herbert Bloch]

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