Tacitus and Bracciolini. The Annals Forged in the XVth Century

I. The Gift for the recovery of Livia.--II. Julius Caesar and the Pomoerium.--III.--Julia, the wife of Tiberius.--IV. The statement about her proved false by a coin.--V. Value o...

I. Doubts on the authenticity of the Latin, but not the Greek Classics.--II. At the revival of letters Popes and Princes offered large rewards for the recovery of the ancient cl...

I. From the chronological point of view.--II. The silence preserved about that work by all writers till the fifteenth century.--III. The age of the MSS. containing the Annals.

I. Recapitulation, showing the certainty of forgery.--II. The Second Florence MS. the forged MS.--III. Cosmo de' Medici the man imposed upon.--IV. Digressions about Cosmo de' Me...

I. His genius and the greatness of his age.--II. His qualifications. --III. His early career.--IV. The character of Niccolo Niccoli, who abetted him in the forgery.--V. Bracciol...

I.--An anecdote is told of our present sovereign that, on one occasion, conversing with the celebrated scene painter and naval artist, Clarkson Stanfield, her Majesty, hearing t...

Gaining insight into the darkest passions from associating with Cardinal Beaufort.--II. His passage about London in the Fourteenth Book of the Annals examined.--And III. About t...

I. In the qualities of the writers; and why that difference. --II. In the narrative, and in what respect.--III. In style and language.--IV. The reputation Tacitus has of writing...

I. The poetic diction of Tacitus, and its fabrication in the Annals.--II. Florid passages in the Annals.--III. Metrical composition of Bracciolini.--IV. Figurative words: (_a_)...

I. The fifteenth century an age of imposture, shown in the invention of printing.--II. The curious discovery of the first six books of the Annals.--III. The blunders it has in c...

I. The audacity of the forgery accounted for by the mean opinion Bracciolini had of the intelligence of men.--II. The character and tone of the last Six Books of the Annals exem...

I. "Octavianus" as the name of Augustus Caesar.--II. Cumanus and Felix as joint governors of Judaea.--III. The blood relationship of Italians and Romans.--IV. Fatal error in the...

I. The Proposal made in February, 1422, by a Florentine, named Lamberteschi, and backed by Niccoli.--II. Correspondence on the matter, and Mr. Shepherd's view that it referred t...

I. The intellect and depravity of the age.--II. Bracciolini as its exponent.--III. Hunter's accurate description of him.--IV. Bracciolini gave way to the impulses of his age.--V...

I. Nature of the history.--II. Arrangement of the narrative.-- III. Completeness in form.--IV. Incongruities, contradictions and disagreements from the History of Tacitus.--V. C...

I.--Improvement in Bracciolini's means after the completion of the forgery of the last part of the Annals.--II. Discovery of the first six books, and theory about their forgery....

I.--The literary merit and avaricious humour of Bracciolini. --II. He is aided in his scheme by a monk of the Abbey of Fulda. --III. Expressions indicating forgery.--IV. Efforts...

I. The gift for the recovery of Livia. II. Julius Caesar and the Pomoerium. III. Julia, the wife of Tiberius. IV. The statement about her proved false by a coin. V. Value of coi...

I. Improvement in Bracciolini's means after the completion of the forgery of the last part of the Annals. II. Discovery of the first six books, and theory about their forgery. I...

I. Doubts on the authenticity of the Latin, but not the Greek Classics. II. At the revival of letters Popes and Princes offered large rewards for the recovery of the ancient cla...

I. The poetic diction of Tacitus, and its fabrication in the Annals. II. Florid passages in the Annals. III. Metrical composition of Bracciolini. IV. Figurative words: (_a_) "pe...

I. The fifteenth century an age of imposture, shown in the invention of printing. II. The curious discovery of the first six books of the Annals. III. The blunders it has in com...

I. "Octavianus" as the name of Augustus Caesar. II. Cumanus and Felix as joint governors of Judaea. III. The blood relationship of Italians and Romans. IV. Fatal error in the _o...

I. The audacity of the forgery accounted for by the mean opinion Bracciolini had of the intelligence of men. II. The character and tone of the last Six Books of the Annals exemp...

I. Recapitulation, showing the certainty of forgery. II. The Second Florence MS. the forged MS. III. Cosmo de' Medici the man imposed upon. IV. Digressions about Cosmo de' Medic...

I. The intellect and depravity of the age. II. Bracciolini as its exponent. III. Hunter's accurate description of him. IV. Bracciolini gave way to the impulses of his age. V. Th...

I. Nature of the history. II. Arrangement of the narrative. III. Completeness in form. IV. Incongruities, contradictions and disagreements from the History of Tacitus. V. Crafti...

I. The Proposal made in February, 1422, by a Florentine, named Lamberteschi, and backed by Niccoli. II. Correspondence on the matter, and Mr. Shepherd's view that it referred to...

I. The literary merit and avaricious humour of Bracciolini. II. He is aided in his scheme by a monk of the Abbey of Fulda. III. Expressions indicating forgery. IV. Efforts to ob...

I. His genius and the greatness of his age. II. His qualifications. III. His early career. IV. The character of Niccolo Niccoli, who abetted him in the forgery V. Bracciolini's...

I. In the qualities of the writers; and why that difference. II. In the narrative, and in what respect. III. In style and language. IV. The reputation Tacitus has of writing bad...

I. Gaining insight into the darkest passions from associating with Cardinal Beaufort. II. His passage about London in the Fourteenth Book of the Annals examined. III. About the...

I. From the chronological point of view. II. The silence preserved about that work by all writers till the fifteenth century. III. The age of the MSS. containing the Annals.