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Boumeester, Jan

Amsterdam · about 1637 to 1689

Historical maker

Named in 3 books.

Also recorded as: Boumeester

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. p. 11. Held as more than one scan.
As printed on this page: "Boumeester (Baumeester), Jan A maker in Amsterdam about 1637-68. A violoncello of large pattern, with carved scroll and varnished yellow, was labelled "Jan Boumeester, me fecit in Amsterdam, anno 1637." In a five-stringed bass-viol with carved head and yellow varnish was the label: "Jean Baumeester, Amsterdam, 1667.""
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 11, scan 21. Held as more than one scan.
Boumeester (Baumeester), Jan A maker in Amsterdam about 1637-68. A violoncello of large pattern, with carved scroll and varnished yellow, was labelled …
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 11, scan 19.
Boumeester (Baumeester), Jan. A maker in Amsterdam about 1637-68. A violoncello of large pattern, with carved scroll and varnished yellow, was labelled …
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An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 15, scan 37. Held as more than one scan.
BOUMEESTER (BOUWMEESTER), JAN, Amsterdam, 1637 to 1689.
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Another scan of this book reads the same line with small differences; this is one of the readings.
  • Entries from 3 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

  • "Jan Boumeester, me fecit in Amsterdam, anno 1637." (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "Jean Baumeester, Amsterdam, 1667." (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "Jan Boumeester, me fecit in Amsterdam, anno 1637." (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)
  • "Jean Baumeester, Amsterdam, 1667." (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

19 other Amsterdam makers have a year in the 1600s. A few of them:

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