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Steffani, Carlo

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  1. A dictionary of violin makers (1896)

    Steffani, Carlo. A maker of mandolines in Mantua about 1712. Label: “Carlo Steffani fece l’anno 1712 in Mantova.”

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    2. Stautinger, Matthäus Winceslaus. A maker of viols and lutes in Würzburg in 1617. In a lute was the label: "Matthäus Winceslaus Stautinger me fecit Wirceberg, 1617."
    4. Steffani, Carlo. A maker of mandolines in Mantua about 1712. Label: "Carlo Steffani fece l'anno 1712 in Mantova."
    6. Stegher (Stregner), Magno. A maker of lutes at Venice in the 17th century. In the Liceo Comunale di Musica, Bologna, was a lute with the inscription: "Magno Stegher in Venetia."

  2. A dictionary of violin makers (n.d.)

    Steffani, Carlo. A maker of mandolines in Mantua about 1712. Label: “Carlo Steffani fece l anno 1712 in Mantova.”

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    2. Stautinger, Matthäus Winceslaus. A maker of viols and lutes in Würzburg in 1617. In a lute was the label: "Matthäus Winceslaus Stautinger me fecit Wirceberg, 1617."
    4. Steffani, Carlo. A maker of mandolines in Mantua about 1712. Label: "Carlo Steffani fece l anno 1712 in Mantova."
    6. Stegher (Stregner), Magno. A maker of lutes at Venice in the 17th century. In the Liceo Comunale di Musica, Bologna was a lute with the inscription: "Magno Stegher in Venetia."

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One or more sources name this maker, and this record states only that: A dictionary of violin makers (1890); A dictionary of violin makers (1890); A dictionary of violin makers (1896). 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. Beyond what is printed there, nothing on this site confirms this record and no claim has been invented — not established, and we want to hear from you if you can change it.

What the books say

Places and dates of work
Steffani, Carlo. A maker of mandolines in Mantua about 1712. Label: “Carlo Steffani fece l anno 1712 in Mantova.” reported1
Places and dates of work
Steffani, Carlo. A maker of mandolines in Mantua about 1712. Label: “Carlo Steffani fece l anno 1712 in Mantova.” reported1
Places and dates of work
Steffani, Carlo. A maker of mandolines in Mantua about 1712. Label: “Carlo Steffani fece l’anno 1712 in Mantova.” reported1

How the pages were read

3 of the 3 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. 1 of them rests on a section heading above a list of names, not on a trade word printed on its own line: “A DICTIONARY OF VIOLIN 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. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London: Novello, n.d.). archive.org, dictionaryofviol00stai. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol00stai.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  2. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London: Novello, n.d.). archive.org, dictionaryofviol1899stai. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol1899stai.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  3. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London ; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896). archive.org, dictionaryofviol00stai_0. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol00stai_0.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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