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Storioni, Lorenzo

Cremona · b. 1751, d. 1799

Historical maker

Named in 4 books.

What the books printed

STORIONI, LORENZO, Cremona, living in 1782, said to be the last of the great Cremona makers. Forster says his instruments resemble those of Joseph Guarnerius,
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 86, scan 94.
Storioni, Lorenzo, b. 1751, Cremona; d. there, 1799. Worked at 3, Contrada Coltellai. He was one of the latest, if not the last, of the celebrated …
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 86, scan 96. Held as more than one scan.
Storioni, Lorenzo, b. 1751, Cremona; d. there, 1799. Worked at 3, Contrada Coltellai. He was one of the latest, if not the last, of the celebrated …
As printed on this page: "LORENZO STORIONI, CREMONA, 1782"
  • 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.

Labels the books quote

  • "Laurentius Storioni fecit Cremonæ, 1789," (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "Laurentius Storioni restauravit Cremona, 1780." (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "Laurentius Storioni fecit Cremonæ, 1789," (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)
  • "Laurentius Storioni restauravit Cremona, 1780." (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)

Same name

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

Same town, same time

118 other Cremona makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:

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