The figure of Giovanni Spano is primarily associated with the study of Sardinian archaeology. However, his eclecticism led him, albeit marginally, to also focus on documentary sources. He analyzed these sources not only from a content perspective, as they were functional for enriching his other studies, but also for their intrinsic and extrinsic characteristics. These analyses, briefly presented here, reveal a typical investigative capacity of a historian of documents and contribute to defining Spano as the father of humanistic studies in Sardinia
La figura di Giovanni Spano è specialmente accostata allo studio dell’archeologia sarda. Il suo ecclettismo, tuttavia, lo portò, seppur in maniera marginale, a rivolgere il suo sguardo anche verso le fonti documentarie, che analizzò non soltanto dal punto di vista contenutistico, in quanto funzionali per l’arricchimento di altri suoi studi, ma anche per le loro caratteristiche intrinseche ed estrinseche. Tali analisi, qui presentate sinteticamente, lasciano trasparire una capacità di indagine tipica dello storico del documento e contribuiscono a definire lo studioso come padre degli studi umanistici in Sardegna
Tra codici e diplomi: il canonico Spano e le fonti scritte della Sardegna medievale
Bianca Fadda
;Andrea Pergola
2024-01-01
Abstract
The figure of Giovanni Spano is primarily associated with the study of Sardinian archaeology. However, his eclecticism led him, albeit marginally, to also focus on documentary sources. He analyzed these sources not only from a content perspective, as they were functional for enriching his other studies, but also for their intrinsic and extrinsic characteristics. These analyses, briefly presented here, reveal a typical investigative capacity of a historian of documents and contribute to defining Spano as the father of humanistic studies in SardiniaI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.