Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Castagnery, Jean Paul

Paris · 1635 to 1665

Historical maker

Named in 4 books.

What the books printed

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 25, scan 33.
CASTAGNERY, JEAN PAUL, Paris 1639 to 1662. This artist is considered to be one of the best of the old French Makers. One authority says they have a fine silvery tone but not powerful.
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The Violin, 1875. Page 148, scan 206. Held as more than one scan.
CASTAGNERY, Jean Paul, Paris, 1635—1665. One of the best makers of the old French school.
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The violin, Hart, George. London: Dulau, 1880. Page 133, scan 151.
CASTAGNERY, Jean Paul, Paris, 1635—1665. One of the best makers of the old French school.
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the violin its famous makers and their imitators, 1909. Page 234, scan 294. Held as more than one scan.
CASTAGNERY, Jean Paul. M. Fétis mentions this maker as having worked in Paris, 1638-62.
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  • 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.

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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