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Mezadri, Francesco

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  1. The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (1884)

    Mezadri, Francesco, Milan, about 1712.

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    1. Mariani, Antonio, Pesaro, from about 1580. Worked after the manner of Maggini.
    2. Meiberi, Francesco, Leghorn, 1750.
    3. Mezadri, Alessandro, Ferrara, 1690—1722. The pattern is inelegant, and the sound-holes too close.
    4. Mezadri, Francesco, Milan, about 1712.
    5. Montagnana, Domenico, Cremona and Venice, 1700—1740. Pupil of Antonio Stradivari After leaving the workshop of his famous master, he followed his art in Cremona. He afterwards removed to Venice, where Violin manufacture was in the most flourishing condition, and adopted the name of "Cremona" as the sign of his house. In days when houses were unnumbered, tradesmen were found by their sign, and they were often puzzled to select one

  2. The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (1909)

    Mezadri, Francesco, Milan, about 1712.

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    1. Meiberi, Francesco, Leghorn, 1750.
    2. Messeguer, Spanish, about 1646.
    3. Mezadri, Alessandro, Ferrara, 1690 – 1722. The pattern is inelegant, and the sound-holes too close.
    4. Mezadri, Francesco, Milan, about 1712.
    5. Mialfi, Joannes, 1769. The label is in Spanish. Ordinary character of work.
    6. Montagnana, Domenico, Cremona and Venice, Dominicus Montagnana Sub Signo 1700-1740. Pupil of Cremonae Venetiis 17— Antonio Stradivari. After leaving the workshop of his famous master,

Named in 2 books printed between 1884 and 1909. Read by software from scans of those pages, not yet checked by a person against the page. Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and the software judged them near-certain the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record.

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Not established: that is this record’s honest state, resting on one thing alone — The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (1884); The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (1909); the violin its famous makers and their imitators (1909); The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (1909), naming this maker and nothing more. Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and the software judged them near-certain the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record. No claim beyond what is printed there has been invented here. If more can be said, write in and tell us.

What the books say

Places and dates of work
Mezadri, Francesco, Milan, about 1712. reported1
Places and dates of work
Mezadri, Francesco, Milan, about 1712. reported1
Places and dates of work
Mezadri, Francesco, Milan, about 1712. reported1
Places and dates of work
Mezadri, Francesco, Milan, about 1712. reported1

How the pages were read

4 of the 4 lines here were read from machine text (software that turns a photo of a page into words), not by a person looking at the page image. 3 of them rest on a section heading above a list of names, not on a trade word printed on their own line: “SECTION XII.—ENGLISH MAKERS.”, “THE VIOLIN AND ITS FAMOUS MAKERS.”, “SECTION X.—GERMAN MAKERS.”.

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  1. Read from machine text (software that turns a photo of a page into words, or a typed transcription), not by a person looking at the page image. ↩

The books behind this record

This record draws on 2 sources. Each is listed below with how it was read, because a claim read from a photo of the page is stronger than one read from machine text.

  1. Hart, George, 1839-1891, The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (London, Dulau and co. [etc.], 1884). archive.org, violinitsfamousm84hart. https://archive.org/details/violinitsfamousm84hart.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  2. The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (1909). archive.org, violinitsfamousm00hartuoft. https://archive.org/details/violinitsfamousm00hartuoft.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  3. the violin its famous makers and their imitators (1909). archive.org, violinitsfamousm0000geor. https://archive.org/details/violinitsfamousm0000geor.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  4. Hart, George, 1839-1891, The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (London: Dulau, 1909). archive.org, violinitsfamousm00hart. https://archive.org/details/violinitsfamousm00hart.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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