IVS Commune online: proposta di un sistema integrato per lo studio della trasmissione dei testi (del diritto)

Abstract

“Towards a corpus of texts of the ius commune from manuscript to print”, so reads the complement of the title of IVS Commune online, the digital system which forms the object of the present article. Such title serves to clarify the purpose of the system: the reconstruction of a corpus of texts notoriously very rich and complex, and very difficult to tackle. The first paragraph is meant to illustrate the terms of such corpus, which is kept wide. Once defined the object of the research and the context in which it was conceived, the article develops by illustrating the digital tool, the underpinning rationale, and main features; special attention is dedicated to aspects of interoperability, data reuse, and, finally, cooperation. Particularly important is considered the cooperation between editors who work in different contexts (academia and holding institutions). A final paragraph serves to illustrate the most recent developments of the tool and to present future perspectives, for the near future and in the long-term.