Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Bontemps, Nicolas

Lyon · towards 1515

Historical maker

Named in 1 book.

What the books printed

Dictionary of Violin makers, Arnold Sewell. 1928. Scan 107.

BONTEMPS (Nicolas) — Lyons, towards 1515. Viols and Lutes.

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Same name

Bontemps, Dom
Mirecourt · 1764
Bontemps, Dominique
Mirecourt · 1773 to 1776
Bontemps, Nic
No town printed · 1507

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.

Same town, same time

16 other Lyon makers have a year in the 1500s. A few of them:

All Lyon makers

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“Bontemps, Nicolas,” Bow & Bridge, last modified 30 September 2026, https://bowandbridge.com/makers/bontemps-nicolas/ (accessed 4 November 2026).

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Chicago (bibliography)Bow & Bridge. “Bontemps, Nicolas.” Last modified 30 September 2026. https://bowandbridge.com/makers/bontemps-nicolas/.

MLA 9“Bontemps, Nicolas.” Bow & Bridge, 30 Sept. 2026, bowandbridge.com/makers/bontemps-nicolas/. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

APA 7Bow & Bridge. (2026, September 30). Bontemps, Nicolas. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://bowandbridge.com/makers/bontemps-nicolas/

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