The history of the violin, and other instruments played on with the bow from the remotest times to the present. Also, an account of the principal makers, English and foreign, with numerous illustrations

Sandys, William, 1792-1874, The history of the violin, and other instruments played on with the bow from the remotest times to the present. Also, an account of the principal makers, English and foreign, with numerous illustrations (London, J.R. Smith, 1864). archive.org, historyviolinan00forsgoog. https://archive.org/details/historyviolinan00forsgoog.

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Author: Sandys, William, 1792-1874
Title: The history of the violin, and other instruments played on with the bow from the remotest times to the present. Also, an account of the principal makers, English and foreign, with numerous illustrations
Publisher: London, J.R. Smith
Date: 1864
Repository: archive.org
Identifier: historyviolinan00forsgoog

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Chicago (note)“The history of the violin, and other instruments played on with the bow from the remotest times to the present. Also, an account of the principal makers, English and foreign, with numerous illustrations,” Bow & Bridge, last modified 21 August 2026, https://bowandbridge.com/sources/the-history-of-the-violin-and-other-instruments-played-on-with-the-bow-from-the-remotest-times-1864-441c9d/ (accessed 20 September 2026).

Chicago (bibliography)Bow & Bridge. “The history of the violin, and other instruments played on with the bow from the remotest times to the present. Also, an account of the principal makers, English and foreign, with numerous illustrations.” Last modified 21 August 2026. https://bowandbridge.com/sources/the-history-of-the-violin-and-other-instruments-played-on-with-the-bow-from-the-remotest-times-1864-441c9d/.

MLA 9“The history of the violin, and other instruments played on with the bow from the remotest times to the present. Also, an account of the principal makers, English and foreign, with numerous illustrations.” Bow & Bridge, 21 Aug. 2026, bowandbridge.com/sources/the-history-of-the-violin-and-other-instruments-played-on-with-the-bow-from-the-remotest-times-1864-441c9d/. Accessed 20 Sept. 2026.

APA 7Bow & Bridge. (2026, August 21). The history of the violin, and other instruments played on with the bow from the remotest times to the present. Also, an account of the principal makers, English and foreign, with numerous illustrations. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from https://bowandbridge.com/sources/the-history-of-the-violin-and-other-instruments-played-on-with-the-bow-from-the-remotest-times-1864-441c9d/

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