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The Veladini family was a family of printers and booksellers from Lugano, originally from Milan. The family operated a prominent printing house in Lugano from the early 19th century through the first quarter of the 20th century.
Francesco Veladini (1775-1836), a printer, established himself in Lugano in 1801, where he worked at the Rossi & Co. printing house, which had been opened on behalf of his brother Luigi in 1799. In 1805, Francesco took over the business and renamed it Francesco Veladini & Co. He received citizenship of Lugano in 1816. [1]
The printing house published periodicals, notably the Gazzetta Ticinese , official texts (for which it held a monopoly), and books of various genres. The publications were initially of a liberal tendency, but during the Restoration, they conformed to the conservative ideas of the government. [1]
Upon Francesco's death in 1836, his son Pasquale Veladini took over the family business, adopting an even more cautious editorial line. Following Pasquale, his grandsons Francesco (1841-1924) and Antonio (1847-1902) directed the family enterprise. The business was sold in 1925 and subsequently merged with another printing house. Since 1978, it has operated as Società d'arti grafiche già Veladini & Co. SA. [1]
This article incorporates text from a free content work.Licensed under CC-BY SA.Text taken from Veladini,Eva Camenisch Luisoni, Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Translated by Denyse Wettstein.