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Bertrand, Nicolas

Paris · 1686 to 1735

Historical maker

Named in 5 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 10, scan 18.
Bertrand, Nicolas. A maker in Paris about 1686 to 1735. He made some violins of no great value, but is better known for various viols: a bass-viol …
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 10, scan 20. Held as more than one scan.
Bertrand, Nicolas. A maker in Paris about 1686 to 1735. He made some violins of no great value, but is better known for various viols: a bass-viol …
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The violin, Hart, George. London, Dulau and co. [etc.], 1884. Page 223, scan 293.
BERTRAND, Nicolas, Paris, about 1700 to 1735, used varnish of a superior kind. He made many Viols of the type common in France, for some time …
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Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1904. Page 51, scan 73. Held as more than one scan.
Bertrand, Nicolas. — Paris. 1687. 1735.
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An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 15, scan 37. Held as more than one scan.
BERTRAND, NICOLAS, Paris, 1687 to 1735.
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Another scan of this book reads the same line with small differences; this is one of the readings.
  • Entries from 5 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

  • "Nicolas Bertrand, Paris, 1720," (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "Nicolas Bertrand, Paris, 1720," (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

34 other Paris makers have a year in the 1600s. A few of them:

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