The Venetian publisher and bookseller Ferdinando Ongania (1842-1911) is best known for publishing the monumental edition Basilica San Marco.[1] Ongania published more than 170 books, mainly about Venice.[1] He was particularly significant for using the latest photographic techniques to create facsimile editions and reproductions of great Venetian artworks.[1] In particular, his heliographic prints were remarkable for their clarity.[2] He published out of his antique shop and gallery on Piazza San Marco, which catered to an international clientele.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Duroselle-Melish, Caroline (2013). "ReviewsFerdinando Ongania 1842–1911: Editore in Venezia: Catalogo. Edited by Mariachiara Mazzariol; with an essay by Neil Harris. Venice: Lineadacqua, Fondazione Querini Stampalia Onlus, 2011. Pp. xxxii+327. €300.00 (cloth)". The Library Quarterly. 83 (1): 78–81. doi:10.1086/668581. ISSN 0024-2519.
  2. ↑ Magno, Alessandro Marzo (2013-10-01). Bound in Venice: The Serene Republic and the Dawn of the Book (in Italian). Penguin. ISBN 9781609451523.


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