2021-2023 Course
The School is directed by Annalisa Rossi, Director of the State Archive of Milan, and coordinated by Carmela Santoro.
The course lasts two years and attendance is mandatory. Lessons are held from November to May every year, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. As well as classroom lessons, the two-year course will include practical exercises, periodic tests and visits to archive institutes, also outside of lesson times.
The study plan also includes an internship at the State Archive of Milan, to be performed outside of lesson times.
Final exam dates - November 2023 session:
- 6 November 2023: written palaeography and diplomatics exam
- 7 November 2023: written archivistics exam
- 10 November 2023: oral exams.
The final exam at the end of the two-year course, (form), for those who have attended at least 83% of lessons, consists of two written tests - Palaeography-Diplomatics and Archivistics - and an oral exam on the topics covered in the course and the activities carried out during the internship. The original copy of this form, complete with €16.00 tax stamp, must be handed in to the secretary’s office at a time agreed with the latter by 30 October 2023.
EXAM PROGRAMMES
- General Archivistics - programme 1st and 2nd year Teacher Dr Debora Piroli, debora.piroli@cultura.gov.it
- Digital archiving and Diplomatics of the contemporary document - programme Teacher Dr Paola Ciandrini, p.ciandrini@unimc.it
- Palaeography - programme Teacher mons. Federico Gallo, fgallo@ambrosiana.it
- Practical Palaeography - programme Teacher Dr Fulvio Beschi, fulvio.beschi@cultura.gov.it
- Diplomatics - programme Teacher Prof. Ezio Barbieri, ezbarbieri5@gmail.com
- Practical Diplomatics - detailed 1st year programme, programme 1st and 2nd year Teacher Dr Antonella Cesarini, antonella.cesarini@cultura.gov.it
- Cultural heritage legislation - programme Teacher (until April 2023) Dr Benedetto Luigi Compagnoni
CALENDAR 1st YEAR - 2022-2023 COURSE
| NOVEMBER | 2 - 4 p.m. | 4 - 6 p.m. |
| 9 Tuesday | OPENING (3 p.m.) | |
| 11 Thursday | DIPLOMATICS (Barbieri) | PRACTICAL PALAEOGRAPHY (Beschi) |
| 16 Tuesday | ARCHIVISTICS (Piroli) | VISIT TO STATE ARCHIVE OF MILAN (Cesarini) |
| 18 Thursday | CULTURAL HERITAGE LEGISLATION (Compagnoni) | PRACTICAL PALAEOGRAPHY (Beschi) |
| 23 Tuesday | VISIT TO STATE ARCHIVE OF MILAN (Piroli) | PRACTICAL DIPLOMATICS (Cesarini) |
| 25 Thursday | DIPLOMATICS (Barbieri) | PALAEOGRAPHY (Gallo) |
| 30 Tuesday | ARCHIVISTICS (Piroli) | VISIT TO NAPOLEON EXHIBITION (Piroli) |
| DECEMBER | 2 - 4 p.m. | 4 - 6 p.m. |
| 2 Thursday | CULTURAL HERITAGE LEGISLATION (Compagnoni) | PALAEOGRAPHY (Gallo) |
| 7 Tuesday | St. Ambrogio/lessons suspended | |
| 9 Thursday | PRACTICAL PALAEOGRAPHY (Beschi) | PALAEOGRAPHY (Gallo) |
| 14 Tuesday | ARCHIVISTICS (Piroli) | PRACTICAL DIPLOMATICS (Cesarini) |
| 16 Thursday | DIPLOMATICS (Barbieri) | PRACTICAL DIPLOMATICS (Cesarini) |
| 21 Tuesday | ARCHIVISTICS (Piroli) | DIPLOMATICS (Barbieri) |
| 23-31 | Christmas holidays/lessons suspended | |
| JANUARY | 2 - 4 p.m. | 4 - 6 p.m. |
| 1-6 | Christmas holidays/lessons suspended | |
| 11 Tuesday | ARCHIVISTICS (Piroli) CANCELLED | PALAEOGRAPHY (Gallo) CANCELLED |
| 13 Thursday | DIPLOMATICS (Barbieri) CANCELLED | PRACTICAL PALAEOGRAPHY (Beschi) CANCELLED |
| 18 Tuesday | ARCHIVISTICS (Piroli) CANCELLED | PALAEOGRAPHY (Gallo) CANCELLED |
| 20 Thursday | CULTURAL HERITAGE LEGISLATION (Compagnoni) CANCELLED | DIPLOMATICS (Barbieri) CANCELLED |
| 25 Tuesday | ARCHIVISTICS (Piroli) | PALAEOGRAPHY (Gallo) |
| 27 Thursday | DIPLOMATICS (Barbieri) | PRACTICAL DIPLOMATICS (Cesarini) |
| FEBRUARY | 2 - 4 p.m. | 4 - 6 p.m. |
| 1 Tuesday | ARCHIVISTICS (Piroli) | DIPLOMATICS (Barbieri) |
| 3 Thursday | PRACTICAL DIPLOMATICS (Cesarini) | PRACTICAL DIPLOMATICS (Cesarini) |
| 8 Tuesday | ARCHIVISTICS (Piroli) | PALAEOGRAPHY (Gallo) |
| 10 Thursday | DIPLOMATICS (Barbieri) | PRACTICAL DIPLOMATICS (Cesarini) |
| 15 Tuesday | ARCHIVISTICS (Piroli) | DIPLOMATICS (Barbieri) |
| 17 Thursday | PRACTICAL PALAEOGRAPHY (Beschi) | CULTURAL HERITAGE LEGISLATION (Compagnoni) |
| 22 Tuesday | ARCHIVISTICS (Piroli) | PALAEOGRAPHY (Gallo) |
| 24 Thursday | PRACTICAL PALAEOGRAPHY (Beschi) | DIPLOMATICS (Barbieri) |
| MARCH | 2 - 4 p.m. | 4 - 6 p.m. |
| 1 Tuesday | PRACTICAL DIPLOMATICS (Cesarini) | PRACTICAL DIPLOMATICS (Cesarini) |
| 3 Thursday | MILAN CARNIVAL | LESSONS SUSPENDED |
| 8 Tuesday | ARCHIVISTICS (Piroli) | ARCHIVISTICS (Piroli) |
| 10 Thursday | PRACTICAL PALAEOGRAPHY (Beschi) | PRACTICAL PALAEOGRAPHY (Beschi) |
| 15 Tuesday | ARCHIVISTICS (Piroli) | PALAEOGRAPHY (Gallo) |
| 17 Thursday | DIPLOMATICS (Barbieri) | Presentation of the volume “Le fonti duecentesche per la storia del territorio di Varese” (“Thirteenth century sources on the history of the Varese area”) |
| 22 Tuesday | ARCHIVISTICS (Piroli) | DIPLOMATICS (Barbieri) |
| 24 Thursday | CULTURAL HERITAGE LEGISLATION (Compagnoni) | CULTURAL HERITAGE LEGISLATION (Compagnoni) |
| 29 Tuesday | ARCHIVISTICS (Piroli) | PALAEOGRAPHY (Gallo) |
| 31 Thursday | DIPLOMATICS (Barbieri) | PRACTICAL PALAEOGRAPHY (Beschi) |
| APRIL | 2 - 4 p.m. | 4 - 6 p.m. |
| 5 Tuesday | ARCHIVISTICS (Piroli) | ARCHIVISTICS - preservation and restoration (M.G. Carlone) |
| 7 Thursday | PRACTICAL PALAEOGRAPHY (Beschi) | PALAEOGRAPHY (Gallo) |
| 12 Tuesday | LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (Petrilli) | LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (Petrilli) |
| 14-19 | EASTER HOLIDAYS | LESSONS SUSPENDED |
| 21 Thursday | visit to SA Genoa | visit to SA Genoa |
| 26 Tuesday | LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (Petrilli) | PALAEOGRAPHY (Gallo) |
| 28 Thursday | Illustration of ASMi archives | Illustration of ASMi archives for students of the PAD School of SA Genoa |
| MAY | 2 - 4 p.m. | 4 - 6 p.m. |
| 3 Tuesday | ARCHIVISTICS (Santoro/Piroli) | PRACTICAL PALAEOGRAPHY (Beschi) |
| 5 Thursday | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Ciandrini) | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Ciandrini) |
| 10 Tuesday | ARCHIVISTICS (Piroli) | DIPLOMATICS (Barbieri) |
| 11 Wednesday | The Schools online - Conference SA Turin | Two chancery records in the “Royal archives” |
| 12 Thursday | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Ciandrini) | LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (Petrilli) |
| 17 Tuesday | ARCHIVISTICS (Coen, Pozzi) | ARCHIVISTICS (Coen, Pozzi, Figurelli) |
| 19 Thursday | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Ciandrini) | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Ciandrini) |
| 24 Tuesday | LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (Petrilli) | LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (Petrilli) |
| 25 Wednesday | THE SCHOOLS ONLINE - Conference SA Modena | A protective space: transfers and concentrations of documents from the Ancien Régime to today |
| 26 Thursday | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Ciandrini) | |
| 31 Tuesday | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Ciandrini) | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Ciandrini) |
| JUNE | 2 - 4 p.m. | 4 - 6 p.m. |
| 2 Thursday | REPUBLIC DAY - Activities suspended | |
| 7 Tuesday | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Ciandrini) | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Ciandrini) |
| 8 Wednesday | THE SCHOOLS ONLINE - Conference SA Mantua | Gonzaga Archive and illustrious autographs in diplomatics and palaeography |
| 9 Thursday | 1.30 p.m. - Presentation of diplomas - 2.15 p.m. Lecture by Prof. Marcello Simonetta: Cicco’s records office: cryptography and communication | “Digital innovation: crossovers between knowledge, expertise and skills”- dialogue with Claudio Rorato, director of the “Professionals and digital innovation” observatory of Milan Polytechnic School of Management. |
| 29 Wednesday | THE SCHOOLS ONLINE - Conference SA Palermo | The Grand Archive of Palermo: from the Royal Records Office to the Royal Court of Accounts, the history of the Kingdom of Sicily via the archive records |
CALENDAR 2ND YEAR - 2022-2023 COURSE
| NOVEMBER | 2 - 4 p.m. | 4 - 6 p.m. |
| 3 | Opening of PAD School (Introductory remarks: Dr COMPAGNONI. Speeches by Dr PIROLI, Dr BESCHI) | |
| 8 | ARCHIVISTICS (Dr Piroli) | PALAEOGRAPHY (mons. Gallo) |
| 10 | PRACTICAL DIPLOMATICS (Dr Cesarini) | PRACTICAL DIPLOMATICS (Dr Cesarini) |
| 15 | ARCHIVISTICS (Dr Piroli) | PRACTICAL PALAEOGRAPHY (Dr Beschi) |
| 17 | ARCHIVISTICS (Dr Piroli) | ARCHIVISTICS (Dr Piroli) |
| 22 | ARCHIVISTICS (Dr Piroli) | PALAEOGRAPHY (mons. Gallo) |
| 24 | PRACTICAL PALAEOGRAPHY (Dr Beschi) | PRACTICAL PALAEOGRAPHY (Dr Beschi) |
| 29 | DIPLOMATICS (Prof. Barbieri) | PALAEOGRAPHY (mons. Gallo) |
| DECEMBER | 2 - 4 p.m. | 4 - 6 p.m. |
| 1 | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Dr Ciandrini) | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Dr Ciandrini) |
| 6 | ARCHIVISTICS (Dr Piroli) | PALAEOGRAPHY (mons. Gallo) |
| 8 | IMMACULATE CONCEPTION | IMMACULATE CONCEPTION |
| 13 | ARCHIVISTICS (Dr Piroli) | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Dr Ciandrini) |
| 15 | PALAEOGRAPHY (mons. Gallo) | PRACTICAL PALAEOGRAPHY (Dr Beschi) |
| 20 | Study trip SA Brescia | Study trip SA Brescia |
| 22 | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Dr Ciandrini) | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Dr Ciandrini) |
| 23-31 | CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS | CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS |
| JANUARY | 2 - 4 p.m. | 4 - 6 p.m. |
| 1- 6 | CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS | CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS |
| 10 | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Dr Ciandrini) | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Dr Ciandrini) |
| 12 | ARCHIVISTICS (Dr Piroli) | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Dr Ciandrini) |
| 17 | DIPLOMATICS (Prof. Barbieri) | SIGILLOGRAPHY (Prof. Becchetti) |
| 19 | PRACTICAL PALAEOGRAPHY (Dr Beschi) | PALAEOGRAPHY (mons. Gallo) |
| 24 | ARCHIVISTICS (Dr Piroli) | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Dr Ciandrini) |
| 26 | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Dr Ciandrini) | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Dr Ciandrini) |
| 31 | ARCHIVISTICS (Dr Anselmo, Levati, Rocchetti) | SIGILLOGRAPHY (Prof. Becchetti) |
| FEBRUARY | 2 - 4 p.m. | 4 - 6 p.m. |
| 2 | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Dr Ciandrini) | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Dr Ciandrini) |
| 7 | ARCHIVISTICS (Dr Piroli) | DIPLOMATICS (Prof. Barbieri) |
| 9 online | PRACTICAL DIPLOMATICS (Dr Cesarini) | SIGILLOGRAPHY (Prof. Becchetti) |
| 14 | ARCHIVISTICS - The photographic archives (Dr Carlone) | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Dr Ciandrini) |
| 16 | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Dr Ciandrini) | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Dr Ciandrini) |
| 21 | ARCHIVISTICS (Dr Piroli) ONLINE | PRACTICAL PALAEOGRAPHY (Dr Beschi) |
| 23 | ARCHIVISTICS (Dr Piroli) Archimista | practical on Archimista |
| 28 | ARCHIVISTICS Sources for the history of the Italian Social Republic (Dr Santoro, Dr Tieghi) | PALAEOGRAPHY (mons. Gallo) |
| MARCH | 2 - 4 p.m. | 4 - 6 p.m. |
| 2 ONLINE | PRACTICAL DIPLOMATICS (Dr Cesarini) | SIGILLOGRAPHY (Prof. Becchetti) |
| 7 | ARCHIVISTICS (Dr Piroli) | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Dr Ciandrini) |
| 9 | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Dr Ciandrini) | DIGITAL ARCHIVING AND DIPLOMATICS OF THE CONTEMPORARY DOCUMENT (Dr Ciandrini) |
| 14 | ARCHIVISTICS (Dr Piroli) | DIPLOMATICS (Prof. Barbieri) |
| 16 | DIPLOMATICS (Prof. Barbieri) | PRACTICAL PALAEOGRAPHY (Dr Beschi) |
| 21 | ARCHIVISTICS (Dr Piroli) | PALAEOGRAPHY (mons. Gallo) |
| 28 | ARCHIVISTICS (Dr Piroli) CITADEL OF ARCHIVES | ARCHIVISTICS (Dr Piroli) CITADEL OF ARCHIVES |
| 30 | LESSONS SUSPENDED | LESSONS SUSPENDED |
| APRIL | 2 - 4 p.m. | 4 - 6 p.m. |
| 4 | PRACTICAL PALAEOGRAPHY (Dr Beschi) | DIPLOMATICS (Prof. Barbieri) |
| 6-13 | EASTER HOLIDAYS | LESSONS SUSPENDED |
| 14 | Study trip SA Rome | Study trip |
| 18 | ARCHIVISTICS (Dr Santoro) - management office | PRACTICAL PALAEOGRAPHY (Dr Beschi) - conference room |
| 20 | DIPLOMATICS (Prof. Barbieri) - conference room | PALAEOGRAPHY (mons. F. Gallo) - conference room |
| 25 | LIBERATION DAY | LESSONS SUSPENDED |
| 27 | PRACTICAL DIPLOMATICS (Dr L. Fois) - teaching room | PRACTICAL DIPLOMATICS (Dr Fois) - teaching room |
| MAY | 2 - 4 p.m. | 4 - 6 p.m. |
| 2 | ARCHIVISTICS (Dr Piroli) | ARCHIVISTICS (Dr Piroli) |
| 4 | PRACTICAL PALAEOGRAPHY (Dr Beschi) | ARCHIVISTICS - Milanese prisons (Dr Raguso) |
| 9 | ARCHIVISTICS (Dr Piroli) - teaching room | PRACTICAL PALAEOGRAPHY (Dr Beschi) study room |
| 11 | PALAEOGRAPHY (mons. Gallo) study trip to Biblioteca Ambrosiana | PALAEOGRAPHY (mons. Gallo) study trip to Biblioteca Ambrosiana |
| 16 | ARCHIVISTICS (Dr Piroli) | ARCHIVAL LEGISLATION (Prof. Rossi) protection |
| 18 | ARCHIVISTICS mock exam-essay (study room) | ARCHIVISTICS mock exam-essay (study room) |
| 23 | ARCHIVISTICS (Dr Piroli) online lesson | ARCHIVAL LEGISLATION (Prof. Rossi) test |
| 30 | ARCHIVISTICS (Dr Piroli) | DIPLOMATICS (Prof. Barbieri) |
| JUNE | ||
| 7 | After-school: CASVA as a social infrastructure for QT8 | 5 p.m. - at M. L. King primary school, Piazza S. Maria Nascente no. 30 - M1 QT8 |
| 8 | Digital cultural heritage (DCH): quality dimensions and development prospects of public value | 4.30 p.m. - at Palazzo Brera - Sala della Adunanze, via Brera no. 28 |
| 13 | ARCHIVAL LEGISLATION (Prof. Rossi) | 4.30 p.m. - at ASMi |
| 15 | Presentation of book by F. Valacchi “La verità di carta. A cosa servono gli archivi” (“The truth about paper. The role of archives”) | 5.30 p.m. - at ASMi |
| 23 | Arturo Schwarz and his legacy: from safeguarding to promotion. First results of the cataloguing of the archive. | 11 a.m.- at Centro Apice - University of Milan |
Value of PAD School diploma (for diplomas awarded pursuant to royal decree no. 1163 of 1911)
In the absence of more precise indications, it is possible to refer to ruling no. 07846/2013 of the Regional Administrative Court of Lazio (Section Seconda Quater), filed on 6/8/2013.
This ruling states that the PAD diploma has never been qualified as a post-graduate specialisation and in curricular terms can therefore be considered independent from degree diplomas. Accessed with a high school leaver’s certificate, the archiving schools at the State Archives qualify as university level schools taking into account their structure and their procedures for admissions and the organisation of the courses, two years in length with final exam. As a result, the relative diplomas cannot be considered the equivalent of postgraduate qualifications.
Implementing Decree PAD School scholarships 2019-2021 course (PDF, 406 KB)
Last updated: 24/05/2024
