Ricerc@Sapienza

Ernesto Monaci, Chair in Comparative Neolatin Studies (1875) and later Rettore at Sapienza (1885-1886), was one of the founders of the Scuola Storica, and of Romance Philology as a discipline. He established the Istituto Storico Italiano per il Medio Evo and the Società Romana di Storia Patria; he founded the Rivista di filologia romanza, the Giornale di filologia romanza, and Studj romanzi - periodicals which have defined the discipline, (Studj Romanzi, is still published and several members of our research unit sit on its Editorial Board), and the Archivio paleografico italiano (1882), the first collection of fac-similes of script which initiated modern palaeographical studies. Monaci was also member of Rome¿s City Council (1895-1902) and consultant for the Ministry of Education in matters regarding the definition of the new school curriculum and of the policies to be implemented to ensure an effective teaching throughout the country of the new national language.
His personal Archive preserves 68 folders containing 1706 documents ¿ private annotations, working notes, and letters exchanged, among others, with Meyer, Paris, Ascoli, Pirandello, Croce, Gentile, Labriola, and the Minister for Education Coppino, as well as his rich library, are preserved by the Department I direct. The Archive, in particular, preserves 68 folders containing 1706 documents ¿ private annotations, working notes, and letters exchanged, among others, with Meyer, Paris, Ascoli, Pirandello, Croce, Gentile, Labriola, and the Minister for Education Coppino. The project aims at the publication in digital form, with thorough commentaries, of a significant selection of Monaci¿s working papers and of his correspondence.