Paris · 1665 to 1685
Historical maker
Named in 3 books.
What the books printed
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. p. 76.
As printed on this page: "Regnaut (Renault), Jacques. A maker in Paris, 1665-85. A little pocket violin, with silver purfling, was dated 1682; in another little pocket violin was the label: "Jacques Regnaut à Paris, 1666." He succeeded Nicolas Renault as maker to the King."
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. p. 76.
As printed on this page: "Regnaut (Renault), Jacques. A maker in Paris, 1665-85. A little pocket violin, with silver purfling, was dated 1682; in another little pocket violin was the label: "Jacques Regnaut à Paris, 1666." He succeeded Nicolas Renault as maker to the King."
An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 39, scan 61. Held as more than one scan.
RENAULT (REGNAULT, REGNAUT), JACQUES, Paris, 1666 to 1684.
- Entries from 3 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. 5 more Renault pages under R.
Same town, same time
34 other Paris makers have a year in the 1600s. A few of them:
- 1661 Voboam, Alexandre
- 1664 Voboam, Alexandre le Jeune
- 1665 to 1685 Regnaut, Jacques
- 1667 Jean, F. S. (nach A. Jacquot »Frère Jean«)
- 1670 to 1693 Collichon, Michel
- 1670 Quinot, I.