1. Preliminary remarks This article is about the creation of the linguistic atlas  („Atlante linguistico del ladino dolomitico e dei dialetti limitrofi“), which is now (2024) available both in print (: 1998, 7 volumes; : 2012, 7 volumes) and in digital form (digitALD). The period under discussion here is exactly 52 years (1972-2024). 2. Idea, […]