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Ferrari, Gasparo

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  1. A dictionary of violin makers (n.d.)

    Ferrari, Gasparo. A maker in Rome in 1731 51. In a mandoline was the label: “Gasparus Ferrari, Romanus, fecit anno 1731.”

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    2. Ferrari, Carlo. Was working in Siena in 1740.
    4. Ferrari, Gasparo. A maker in Rome in 1731 51. In a mandoline was the label: "Gasparus Ferrari, Romanus, fecit anno 1731."
    6. Feury (or Ferry), François, son-in-law of Leclerc the violin maker. Was working at rue de l'Arbre-sec, Paris, about 1750-60. His violins are on a small pattern, the sound-holes are small and well-cut, the varnish is a thick red, the work is good for the period. A guitar and a double-bass of his have been seen, but he devoted most of his time to making wind instruments. Labels: "F. Feury, rue de l'Arbre-sec, vis-à-vis Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, Paris, 1755"; and "F. Feury, rue de Fossés, St-Germain-l'Auxerrois proche la rue de l'Arbre-sec à Paris, 17—."

  2. A dictionary of violin makers (1896)

    Ferrari, Gasparo. A maker in Rome in 1731. In a mandoline was the label: “Gasparus Ferrari, Romanus, fecit anno 1731.”

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    2. Ferrari, Carlo. Was working in Sienna in 1740.
    4. Ferrari, Gasparo. A maker in Rome in 1731. In a mandoline was the label: "Gasparus Ferrari, Romanus, fecit anno 1731."
    6. Feury or Ferry, François, son-in-law of Leclerc the violin maker. Was working at rue de l'Arbre-sec, Paris, about 1750-60. His violins are on a small pattern, the sound-holes are small and well-cut, the varnish is a thick red, the work is good for the period. A guitar and a double-bass of his have been seen, but he devoted most of his time to making wind instruments. Labels: "F. Feury, rue de l'Arbre-sec, vis-à-vis Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois, Paris, 1755"; and "F. Feury, rue de Fossés, St-Germain-l'Auxerrois proche la rue de l'Arbre-sec à Paris, 17—."

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Printed in A dictionary of violin makers (1890); A dictionary of violin makers (1890); A dictionary of violin makers (1896), and nowhere else on this site: that is the entire basis of this maker’s record. 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. No claim beyond the printed naming is invented here — not established is the accurate word for it, and we want to hear from you if that can change.

What the books say

Places and dates of work
Ferrari, Gasparo. A maker in Rome in 1731 51. In a mandoline was the label: “Gasparus Ferrari, Romanus, fecit anno 1731.” reported1
Places and dates of work
Ferrari, Gasparo. A maker in Rome in 1731 51. In a mandoline was the label: “Gasparus Ferrari, Romanus, fecit anno 1731.” reported1
Places and dates of work
Ferrari, Gasparo. A maker in Rome in 1731. In a mandoline was the label: “Gasparus Ferrari, Romanus, fecit anno 1731.” reported1

How the pages were read

3 of the 3 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. 1 of them rests on a section heading above a list of names, not on a trade word printed on its own line: “A DICTIONARY OF 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 2 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. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London: Novello, n.d.). archive.org, dictionaryofviol00stai. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol00stai.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  2. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London: Novello, n.d.). archive.org, dictionaryofviol1899stai. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol1899stai.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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  3. Stainer, C. (Cecie), 1867-1937, A dictionary of violin makers (London ; New York: Novello, Ewer, 1896). archive.org, dictionaryofviol00stai_0. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofviol00stai_0.machine textcited for 1 linesource record

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