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Doni, Rocco

Florence · 1600 to 1660

Historical maker

Named in 4 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 24, scan 32.
Doni, Rocco. A priest in Florence, 1600-60, who made lutes and violins. It is probable that he greatly assisted the celebrated G. B. Doni (to whom he was related) in working out his idea of the "Lira Barberina," an instrument copied from the ancient Greeks.
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 24, scan 34. Held as more than one scan.
Doni, Rocco. A priest in Florence, 1600-60, who made lutes and violins. It is probable that he greatly assisted the celebrated G. B. Doni (to whom he was related) in working out his idea of the "Lira Barberina," an instrument copied from the ancient Greeks.
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Old violins, Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald). Edinburgh, Grant, 1905. Page 248, scan 272.
DONI, Rocco. A priest in Florence, 1600-60; made lutes and violins.
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An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 21, scan 43. Held as more than one scan.
DONI, ROCCO, Florence, 1600 to 1660.
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  • Entries from 4 books stand under this name, and the software judged them likely the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record.

Same name

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

Same town, same time

38 other Florence makers have a year in the 1600s. A few of them:

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