Mantua · 1568 to 1658
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. 11.
As printed on this page: "Bonoris, Cesare. A maker of excellent viols in Mantua, 1658."
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 11, scan 21. Held as more than one scan.
Bonoris, Cesare. A maker of excellent viols in Mantua, 1658.
An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 15, scan 37. Held as more than one scan.
BONORIS, CESARE, Mantua, 1568.
Another scan of this book reads the same line with small differences; this is one of the readings.
An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. p. 15. Held as more than one scan.
As printed on this page: "BONORIS, CESARE, Mantua, 1568."
- Entries from 3 books stand under this name, and somebody judged them different people. That is being looked at again.
Same name
Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.
Same town, same time
7 other Mantua makers have a year in the 1500s. A few of them:
- 1497 to 1500 Dardelli, Fra Pietro
- 1500 Dardelli, P.
- 1550 Morella, M.
- 1550 Morella, Morgato
- about 1550 Morella, Morglato
- died 1569 Legnamaro, Pietro