2. Mossen Alcover's house: his works on the Dictionary between 1920-21.

©Text i fotos: Àngel Gené i Ramis; traducció a l'anglès: Montserrat Casanovas i Stobart; suport informàtic: Martí Gené i Ramis

 

House of Antoni Maria Alcover (1862-1932). He was one of the founders of the Catalonian philology and dialectology.

In this house, Alcover, along with his disciple Francesc de B.Moll, compiled a large part of his dictionary about the ancient and modern Catalonian language. It was started in 1901 and finally published in 1964. His dictionary has been described as "the largest monument which could possibly have a Romance language"

His compilation of Mallorcan folk tales ("Rondalles") is also one of the most exhaustive in the world

Around the year 2000 some archeological excavations were done in his house. Remains of a monumental Roman building were found.