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

Médard, Sébastien

Nancy · b. about 1576, d. 1636

Historical maker

Named in 2 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 63, scan 71.
Médard, Sébastien, b. about 1576; d. 1636; probably another son of Claude Médard. A maker, first at Nancy then at Paris, about 1600-36.
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 63, scan 73.
Médard, Sébastien, b. about 1576; d. 1636; probably another son of Claude Médard. A maker, first at Nancy then at Paris, about 1600-36.
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  • Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and we are not sure they mean the same person. That is on hold until somebody settles it.

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 9 more Médard pages under M.

Same town, same time

3 other Nancy makers have a year in the 1500s.

All Nancy makers