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Bourgard, Jean

Nancy · 1775 to 1787

Historical maker

Named in 4 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 12, scan 22. Held as more than one scan.
Bourgard, Jean. Worked in Nancy about 1780-87. In a violin, well made, with red varnish, was the label: "F' par moi, Bourgard, facteur d'instruments, rue de la Poissonnerie à Nancy, 1786."
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 12, scan 22. Held as more than one scan.
Bourgard, Jean. Worked in Nancy about 1780-87. In a violin, well made, with red varnish, was the label: "Ft par moi, Bourgard, facteur d'instruments, rue de la Poissonnerie à Nancy, 1786."
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 12, scan 20.
Bourgard, Jean. Worked in Nancy about 1780-87. In a violin, well made, with red varnish, was the label: "Ft par moi, Bourgard, facteur d'instruments, rue de la Posonnerie à Nancy, 1786."
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Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1904. Page 66, scan 88.
Bourgard, Jean. — Nancy. 1775. 1786.
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An encyclopedia of the violin, Alberto Bachmann. 1925. Page 15, scan 37. Held as more than one scan.
BOURGARD, JEAN, Nancy, 1775 to 1786.
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Another scan of this book reads the same line with small differences; this is one of the readings.
  • 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

  • "Ft par moi, Bourgard, facteur d'instruments, rue de la Posonnerie à Nancy, 1786." (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "F' par moi, Bourgard, facteur d'instruments, rue de la Poissonnerie à Nancy, 1786." (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)
  • "Ft par moi, Bourgard, facteur d'instruments, rue de la Poissonnerie à Nancy, 1786." (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)

Same town, same time

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

All Nancy makers