De falso credita et ementita Constantini donatione declamatio
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De falso credita et ementita Constantini donatione declamatio is a 15th-century humanist treatise by Lorenzo Valla that philologically exposes the Donation of Constantine as a medieval forgery.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| De falso credita et ementita Constantini donatione declamatio canonical | 2 |
| Declamatio de Donatione Constantini | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1015413 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De falso credita et ementita Constantini donatione declamatio Context triple: [Lorenzo Valla, notableWork, De falso credita et ementita Constantini donatione declamatio]
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Apologeticus
Apologeticus is an early Christian apologetic treatise by Tertullian that defends Christians against Roman accusations and argues for the rationality and justice of the Christian faith.
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Opus Francigenum
Opus Francigenum is the Latin term historically used to refer to what is now known as Gothic architecture, a medieval European style characterized by pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses.
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C.
Institutio principis Christiani
Institutio principis Christiani is a 16th-century humanist treatise by Desiderius Erasmus that outlines the moral and educational ideals of a Christian ruler.
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D.
Anaphora of St. Athanasius
The Anaphora of St. Athanasius is a principal Eucharistic prayer used in the Armenian Rite, traditionally attributed to St. Athanasius and central to the celebration of the Divine Liturgy.
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E.
Gloriosus et Liber
Gloriosus et Liber is the Latin provincial motto of Manitoba, Canada, traditionally translated as "Glorious and Free."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De falso credita et ementita Constantini donatione declamatio Target entity description: De falso credita et ementita Constantini donatione declamatio is a 15th-century humanist treatise by Lorenzo Valla that philologically exposes the Donation of Constantine as a medieval forgery.
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A.
Apologeticus
Apologeticus is an early Christian apologetic treatise by Tertullian that defends Christians against Roman accusations and argues for the rationality and justice of the Christian faith.
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B.
Opus Francigenum
Opus Francigenum is the Latin term historically used to refer to what is now known as Gothic architecture, a medieval European style characterized by pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and flying buttresses.
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C.
Institutio principis Christiani
Institutio principis Christiani is a 16th-century humanist treatise by Desiderius Erasmus that outlines the moral and educational ideals of a Christian ruler.
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D.
Anaphora of St. Athanasius
The Anaphora of St. Athanasius is a principal Eucharistic prayer used in the Armenian Rite, traditionally attributed to St. Athanasius and central to the celebration of the Divine Liturgy.
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E.
Gloriosus et Liber
Gloriosus et Liber is the Latin provincial motto of Manitoba, Canada, traditionally translated as "Glorious and Free."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
humanist work
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philological study ⓘ treatise ⓘ |
| aim |
to defend historical truth against forged documents
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to demonstrate the spurious nature of the Donation of Constantine ⓘ |
| approximateDate | circa 1440 ⓘ |
| author | Lorenzo Valla ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Italian ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | humanist scholar ⓘ |
| circulation | manuscript tradition in the 15th century ⓘ |
| claimsAboutDonationOfConstantine |
Donation of Constantine
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surface form:
the Donation of Constantine is a forgery
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| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| criticizedInstitution |
curial claims to temporal dominion
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medieval papacy ⓘ |
| criticizes | Donation of Constantine ⓘ |
| field |
church history
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legal history ⓘ philology ⓘ |
| genre |
polemical work
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rhetorical declamation ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of anachronistic Latin vocabulary
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comparison with authentic Constantinian documents ⓘ discussion of historical inconsistencies ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early landmark in textual criticism
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important work of Renaissance humanist scholarship ⓘ undermined legal basis for papal temporal authority derived from the Donation of Constantine ⓘ |
| influenced | later Reformation critiques of papal authority ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| laterReception | printed and widely read in early modern Europe ⓘ |
| literaryForm | declamation ⓘ |
| mainTitle | De falso credita et ementita Constantini donatione declamatio ⓘ |
| method |
historical criticism
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linguistic analysis ⓘ philological analysis ⓘ |
| movement |
Renaissance humanism
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surface form:
Italian Renaissance humanism
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| originalScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Donation of Constantine ⓘ |
| shortTitle |
De falso credita et ementita Constantini donatione declamatio
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surface form:
Declamatio de Donatione Constantini
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| subject |
Donation of Constantine
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Latin philology ⓘ forgery ⓘ papal temporal power ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| workLocation | Kingdom of Naples ⓘ |
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Subject: De falso credita et ementita Constantini donatione declamatio Description of subject: De falso credita et ementita Constantini donatione declamatio is a 15th-century humanist treatise by Lorenzo Valla that philologically exposes the Donation of Constantine as a medieval forgery.
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De falso credita et ementita Constantini donatione declamatio
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De falso credita et ementita Constantini donatione declamatio
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Declamatio de Donatione Constantini
Donation of Constantine
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De falso credita et ementita Constantini donatione declamatio
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