For a shared history of vernacular cosmopolitanism through the salvage of endangered archives: the VERNACOSM project and the enhancement of the fonds of Cairo and Alexandria Consulates (1864-1937)

!is article aims at showcasing the scienti$c contents and archival technical objectives of the% 2022 PRIN% (Research Project of National Interest)%project VERNACOSM,¬ronym%for%“Vernacular Cosmopolitanism: History and Archives of Italian Subalterns in Colonial Egypt (1864-1937)”, a two-year research project conducted by the University of Bologna and the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia funded by the Italian Ministry of Research via the EU Next Generation scheme. VERNACOSM entails the retrieval and enhancement of a speci$c set of archival sources currently held at the Historical Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign A#airs in Rome (Archivio Storico Diplomatico del Ministero degli A!ari Esteri, hence ASDMAE). In particular, VERNACOSM centers on the documentation produced by the Italian Consulates of Cairo and Alexandria of Egypt in the post-unitaryperiod, precisely from 1864 until the end of the Capitulations in 1937.