Maremagnum (from Latin, lit. 'great sea') is a Milan-based vertical search site for books. It was founded in 1995 in Milan by Sergio Malavasi, the owner of the Libreria Malavasi; its website went live in 1996.[1][2][3][4]
Name
editThe site was named after the Maremagnum omnium materiarum of Francesco Marucelli.[2]
History
editMaremagnum was founded in 1995 by Sergio Malavasi,[5] the owner of the Malavasi bookshop in Milan.[6][7] The website was launched in 1996, displaying inventory from six Italian bookstores.
The site's goal is to promote the ancient book online.[8]
In 1995, Maremagnum inaugurated Vecchi Libri in Piazza, an exhibition and street market for old and used books held on the second Sunday of each month from September to July in Piazza Diaz, Milan. In 2022[update], it had over 100 exhibitors.[9][10]
Other services
editMaremagnum also operates Marelibrorum, an online database of bibliographic data and valuations.[11] In 2007, it was a cofounder of the Marelibri search engine for books.[12]
Notes
edit- ^ "Sergio Malavasi, fondatore di Maremagnum.com", Letture.org 19 June 2018
- ^ a b Libreria Malavasi, "Chi Siamo" [www.libreriamalavasi.com]
- ^ Alberto Oliva, "Dagli scaffali al portale delle rarità: il romanzo della libreria Malavasi", Il Giorno (Milano), 29 June 2016
- ^ "Maremagnum", The Oxford Companion to the Book 2:915
- ^ "Sergio Malavasi, fondatore di Maremagnum.com". Letture.org (in Italian). 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ "Chi Siamo - Libreria Malavasi". www.libreriamalavasi.com. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ Giorno, Il (2016-06-29). "Milano, dagli scaffali al portale delle rarità: il romanzo della libreria Malavasi - Cultura". Il Giorno (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ "La risposta italiana ad Amazon in una rete di librerie antiquarie - la Repubblica.it". Archivio - la Repubblica.it (in Italian). 5 November 2007. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ Torno, Armando; Diliberto, Oliviero (2018-10-12). "Rarità per bibliofili in Piazza Diaz". Il Sole 24 ORE (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ "Vecchi Libri in Piazza – Mostra Mercato del Libro Antico, Raro, Esaurito" (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ Marelibrorum
- ^ "Chi Siamo - marelibri".
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