Brill Faking It! - Performance of Forgery in Medieval Culture

Faking It! explores the complex history of forgery through eleven detailed chapters. This collection brings together literary, historical, and art historical perspectives to examine how deception functioned in Late Medieval and Early Modern culture. By looking at diverse subjects such as jewels, architecture, coinage, and art, this volume provides a wide-ranging look at cultural production. The research spans several key regions, including Renaissance Italy, early modern England, France, Germany, Malta, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Russia, and Australia. Each case study helps build a clearer picture of local contexts while working together to offer new ways to understand the concept of forgery. This book is an essential resource for those interested in the history of authenticity and the ways different societies handled counterfeit goods and manufactured identities.