Ludovico Baille
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Ludovico Baille
Having graduated in law from the Reale Università di Cagliari he was appointed in 1786 to the Ministry of the Spanish government at Turin
, but his chief interest was in tracking down in archives and libraries
the materials that would serve him for a planned history of his native Sardinia
, which remains in manuscript.
In 1800 he returned to Sardinia and continued his research. He was an active member of the Royal Society of Agriculture and Economics and president of the University library, while he held official posts as censor and assistant to the reform magistracy. A member of various academies, he maintained correspondence with many of the Italian scholars of his day: Mattei, Marini, Vernazza, and Angius. In the last decade of the 18th century, Baille was the guiding spirit behind the institution at Cagliari of a museum of antiquities and of natural history.
His papers, both edited and unedited, constitute one of the important sources for the study of Sardinian history. In his spare time he composed sonnet
s.
The Baille archives are at the Biblioteca Universitaria di Cagliari. They include a parchment codex containing the acts of the Sardinian synod
held at Santa Giusta
, November 3, 1226 and the 16th century manuscript of Giovanni Proto Arca's seven books of the natural and moral history of Sardinia (Naturalis et moralis historiae de rebus Sardiniae, libri septem), among other documents.
His published works include:
Also in manuscript are his notes on economics, a dissertation on Sardinia, records of his voyages in 1788–89, and notes on antiquities.
Having graduated in law from the Reale Università di Cagliari he was appointed in 1786 to the Ministry of the Spanish government at Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, but his chief interest was in tracking down in archives and libraries
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
the materials that would serve him for a planned history of his native Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
, which remains in manuscript.
In 1800 he returned to Sardinia and continued his research. He was an active member of the Royal Society of Agriculture and Economics and president of the University library, while he held official posts as censor and assistant to the reform magistracy. A member of various academies, he maintained correspondence with many of the Italian scholars of his day: Mattei, Marini, Vernazza, and Angius. In the last decade of the 18th century, Baille was the guiding spirit behind the institution at Cagliari of a museum of antiquities and of natural history.
His papers, both edited and unedited, constitute one of the important sources for the study of Sardinian history. In his spare time he composed sonnet
Sonnet
A sonnet is one of several forms of poetry that originate in Europe, mainly Provence and Italy. A sonnet commonly has 14 lines. The term "sonnet" derives from the Occitan word sonet and the Italian word sonetto, both meaning "little song" or "little sound"...
s.
The Baille archives are at the Biblioteca Universitaria di Cagliari. They include a parchment codex containing the acts of the Sardinian synod
Synod
A synod historically is a council of a church, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application. In modern usage, the word often refers to the governing body of a particular church, whether its members are meeting or not...
held at Santa Giusta
Santa Giusta
Santa Giusta is a comune in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region of Sardinia, located about 90 km northwest of Cagliari and about 3 km southeast of Oristano in the Campidano area...
, November 3, 1226 and the 16th century manuscript of Giovanni Proto Arca's seven books of the natural and moral history of Sardinia (Naturalis et moralis historiae de rebus Sardiniae, libri septem), among other documents.
His published works include:
- Il sigillo dei bassi tempi, Torino, 1797.
- Il sigillo secondo dei bassi tempi, Torino, 1800.
- Iscrizioni latine, Cagliari, 1821, 1831, 1832, 1830.
- Sonetti, Cagliari, 1784-89-93. 1803-7-12-16-22-23-24-26-27-31.
Also in manuscript are his notes on economics, a dissertation on Sardinia, records of his voyages in 1788–89, and notes on antiquities.