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

Duiffoprugcar, Gaspard

Bologna · 1515

Historical maker

Named in 2 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. p. 25.
As printed on this page: "…th an oil painting said to be by Leonardo da Vinci; one dated 1515; another dated either 1515 or 1539; one dated 1517, with a portrait of Gaspard copied from the 1562 engraving; one labelled "Gaspard Duiffoprugcar Bononiensis a. 1515," the neck ending in an old man's head; one dated 1521; and one with the label: "Gaspard Duiffoprugcar à la coste Saint-Sébastien à Lyon." A "lyra da braccio," probably made at th…"
The Violin, 1875. Page 67, scan 109. Held as more than one scan.
DUIFFOPRUGCAR, Gaspard, Bologna. This maker settled in Bologna during the early part of the 16th century. Very little is known of him. He has been …
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  • Entries from 2 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

8 other Bologna makers have a year in the 1500s. A few of them:

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