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Borelli, Andrea

Parma · 1720 to 1747

Historical maker

Named in 5 books.

Also recorded as: Borelli, Andreas

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 11, scan 21. Held as more than one scan.
Borelli, Andreas. Worked in Parma about 1730-47. His instruments are liked in Italy, the pattern is similar to that of Lorenzo Guadagnini, but the varnish is not so beautiful. Label: "Andreas Borelli, fecit Parmæ, anno 1746."
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 11, scan 21. Held as more than one scan.
Borelli, Andreas. Worked in Parma about 1730-47. His instruments are liked in Italy, the pattern is similar to that of Lorenzo Guadagnini, but the varnish is not so beautiful. Label: "Andreas Borelli, fecit Parmae, anno 1746."
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 11, scan 19.
Borelli, Andreas. Worked in Parma about 1730-47. His instruments are liked in Italy, the pattern is similar to that of Lorenzo Guadagnini, but the varnish is not so beautiful. Label: "Andreas Borelli, fecit Parmæ, anno 1746."
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The Violin, 1875. Page 64, scan 104.
BORELLI, Andreas, Parma, 1735. His instru-
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An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 15, scan 37. Held as more than one scan.
BORELLI, ANDREA, Parma, 1720 to 1746.
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Another scan of this book reads the same line with small differences; this is one of the readings.
Violins and violin makers. Biographical dictionary of the great Italian artistes, their followers and imitators, to the present time. With essays on important subjects connected with the violin, Pearce, Joseph. London: Longman and co.; Sheffield, J. Pearce, jun., 1866. Page 23, scan 31.
BORELLI, ANDREAS, Parma, 1740.
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  • 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

  • "Andreas Borelli, fecit Parmæ, anno 1746." (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "Andreas Borelli, fecit Parmæ, anno 1746." (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)
  • "Andreas Borelli, fecit Parmae, anno 1746." (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

9 other Parma makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:

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