Crispolti was a poet, musician, historian, literary theorist and refined art collector.
He was born in Perugia in 1563 and entered the seminary there in 1577, studying theology, music, and the humanities under the famous scholar Marco Antonio Bonciari.
Crispolti was a member of the collegio dei giureconsulti (college of Jurists) of Perugia and in 1603 he served as judge of the city.
[2] Crispolti published only one book during his lifetime, L'Idea dello Scolare, a notable contribution to pedagogical thought, integrated into the theories of the Counter-Reformation.
[1] However, for most of his life the history of Perugia was the main focus of his interests and resulted in two works: Perugia Augusta descritta, published posthumously in 1648, and Fatti e guerre dei Perugini così esterne come civili dal pontificato di Innocenzo VIlI a quello di Sisto V, remained in manuscript form.