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Search on demand service

Within the VENIVA Projectwe offer literature searches conducted by information specialists inhistorical archives and libraries. You can arrange for tailored searchesranging from specific and precise requests (guided search) to open investigations(complex search). If desired, one can ask for complementary services suchas transcription and/or translation of the documents retrieved in the search:remember that with complex searches transcription is included.

Our information experts access

• Marciana National Library of Venice


• Venice State Archive


• Archivio I.R.E. - Venezia


• Naples State Archive


• Ravenna State Archive
• Archivio Storico Comunale di Ravenna
• Forlì State Archive
• Archivio di Stato di Chieti
• Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti (Venezia)


• Austrian State Archive in Vienna




but, when requested, they can also arrangefor searches to be performed outside these institutes.

We address scholars, researchers, students and anyone who is interestedin the important historical collections of archives and libraries. We intendto answer both profit and non-profit requests.


Typical results of these searches can be a list of references, or a professionalevaluation of the commissioned searches (we can evaluate the percentageof success of the search you would like to commission), documentreproductions (either in print or digital form) to be deliveredto the customer together with, if requested, the transcription and/or translationof the textual contents of old manuscripts.