Bow & Bridge

Castagnery, Jean Paul

As printed

  1. 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 (1866)

    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.

    scan page 33, line 7See the scan

    Read the transcript line

    This is what the software read off the scan, not the page itself. The cited line is marked, and three lines either side are shown for context.

    scan page 33, line 7

    2. CASSINO, ANTONIO, Modena, 17th Century
    4. 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.
    6. CASTAGNERI, ANDREA, Paris. 18th Century.

  2. The Violin: Its Famous Makers and their Imitators (1875)

    CASTAGNERY, Jean Paul, Paris, 1635—1665. One of the best makers of the old French school.

    scan pages 206, 208 · line 9See the scans: 206, 208source record

    Another scan of this edition reads the same line with small differences in the machine text; the reading above is one of them, not a chosen one.

    Read the transcript line

    This is what the software read off the scan, not the page itself. The cited line is marked, and three lines either side are shown for context.

    scan page 206, line 9

    1. BOULLANGIER, London, now living. Has made several excellent copies, particularly Tenors.
    2. BRETON, Le, Paris. Very common-place instruments. Large pattern, usually stamped with name inside.
    3. CASTAGNERY, 18th century. He made several Violoncellos of good quality. Varnish of a light colour.
    4. CASTAGNERY, Jean Paul, Paris, 1635—1665. One of the best makers of the old French school.
    5. CASTAGNERY, Andrea, Paris.
    6. CHANOT, Georges, Paris, now living. Throughout life has been an indefatigable worker. He has made a very large number of copies of Stradivarius and Guarnerius, chiefly of the former, which are also the best. They are well-constructed instru-

  3. The violin: its famous makers and their imitators. : With several wood engravings from photographs of the works of Stradiuarius, Guarnerius, Amati, and others (1880)

    CASTAGNERY, Jean Paul, Paris, 1635—1665. One of the best makers of the old French school.

    scan page 151, line 15See the scan

    Read the transcript line

    This is what the software read off the scan, not the page itself. The cited line is marked, and three lines either side are shown for context.

    scan page 151, line 15

    2. CASTAGNERY, 18th century. He made several Violoncellos of good quality. Varnish of a light colour.
    4. CASTAGNERY, Jean Paul, Paris, 1635—1665. One of the best makers of the old French school.
    6. CASTAGNERY, Andrea, Paris.
Show all 4 printings

  1. the violin its famous makers and their imitators (1909)

    CASTAGNERY, Jean Paul. M. Fétis mentions this maker as having worked in Paris, 1638-62.

    scan pages 294, 302 · line 17See the scans: 294, 302source record

    Read the transcript line

    This is what the software read off the scan, not the page itself. The cited line is marked, and three lines either side are shown for context.

    scan page 294, line 17

    2. CASTAGNERY, Andrea. See Italian list.
    4. CASTAGNERY, Jean Paul. M. Fétis mentions this maker as having worked in Paris, 1638-62.
    6. CHAMPION, René, Paris, about 1735. His instruments are well made, and the varnish is of good quality.

Named in 4 books printed between 1866 and 1909. Read by software from scans of those pages, not yet checked by a person against the page. 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.

Know something about this maker? Tell us.

Details and sources

Record note

This record exists because one or more sources name this maker. Printed in: The Violin: Its Famous Makers and their Imitators (1875); The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (1875); The violin: its famous makers and their imitators. : With several wood engravings from photographs of the works of Stradiuarius, Guarnerius, Amati, and others (1880); the violin its famous makers and their imitators (1909); The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (1909); 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 (1866). Nothing else on this site confirms this record beyond what those sources state — no claim is invented here. 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. Not established is the honest state of this record; if you can change that, we want to hear from you.

What the books say

Places and dates of work
CASTAGNERY, Jean Paul, Paris, 1635—1665. One of the best makers of the old French school. reported1
Places and dates of work
Castagnery, Jean Paul, Paris, 1635—1665. One of the best makers of the old French school. reported1
Places and dates of work
CASTAGNERY, Jean Paul, Paris, 1635—1665. One of the best makers of the old French school. reported1
Places and dates of work
CASTAGNERY, Jean Paul. M. Fétis mentions this maker as having worked in Paris, 1638-62. reported1
Places and dates of work
CASTAGNERY, Jean Paul. M. Fétis mentions this maker as having worked in Paris, 1638-62. reported1
Places and dates of work
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. reported1

How the pages were read

6 of the 6 lines here were read from machine text (software that turns a photo of a page into words), not by a person looking at the page image. 5 of them rest on a section heading above a list of names, not on a trade word printed on their own line: “ITALIAN MAKERS.”, “SECTION XII.—GERMAN AND DUTCH MAKERS.”, “Italian Makers.”, “SECTION X.—GERMAN MAKERS.”, “VIOLIN MAKERS.”.

Notes

  1. Read from machine text (software that turns a photo of a page into words, or a typed transcription), not by a person looking at the page image. ↩

The books behind this record

This record draws on 4 sources. Each is listed below with how it was read, because a claim read from a photo of the page is stronger than one read from machine text.

  1. The Violin: Its Famous Makers and their Imitators (1875). archive.org, bwb_W9-CSA-425. https://archive.org/details/bwb_W9-CSA-425.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

    scan page 206, line 9

  2. Hart, George, 1839-1891. [from old catalog], The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (London, Dubau and co. [etc.], 1875). archive.org, violinitsfamous01hartgoog. https://archive.org/details/violinitsfamous01hartgoog.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

    scan page 208, line 9

  3. Hart, George, 1839-1891, The violin: its famous makers and their imitators. : With several wood engravings from photographs of the works of Stradiuarius, Guarnerius, Amati, and others (London: Dulau, 1880). archive.org, violinitsfamousm00hart_0. https://archive.org/details/violinitsfamousm00hart_0.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

    scan page 151, line 15

  4. the violin its famous makers and their imitators (1909). archive.org, violinitsfamousm0000geor. https://archive.org/details/violinitsfamousm0000geor.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

    scan page 302, line 17

  5. Hart, George, 1839-1891, The violin: its famous makers and their imitators (London: Dulau, 1909). archive.org, violinitsfamousm00hart. https://archive.org/details/violinitsfamousm00hart.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

    scan page 294, line 17

  6. Pearce, Joseph, 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 (London: Longman and co.; Sheffield, J. Pearce, jun., 1866). archive.org, violinsviolinmak00pear. https://archive.org/details/violinsviolinmak00pear.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

    scan page 33, line 7