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Feldlen, Magnus

Vienna · 1556

Historical maker

Named in 2 books.

What the books printed

A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896. Page 27, scan 35.
Feldlen, Magnus. Working in Vienna in 1556. In a viola di bordone in the Collection of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna, is the label: "Magnus Feldlen, Wien, 1556."
two machine readings of this page disagree, and neither has been chosen yet
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 27, scan 37. Held as more than one scan.
Feldlen, Magnus. Working in Vienna in 1556. In a viola di bordone in the Collection of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Vienna, is the label: "Magnus Feldlen, Wien, 1556."
  • Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and the software judged them near-certain the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record.

Labels the books quote

  • "Magnus Feldlen, Wien, 1556." (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "Magnus Feldlen, Wien, 1556." (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

6 other Vienna makers have a year in the 1500s.

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