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Guarneri, Caterina (?)

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  1. A dictionary of violin makers (1896)

    Guarneri, Caterina (?), daughter of Andrea. Is said to have worked with her father and brothers, and to have made some violins in which were MS. labels.

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    2. Guarneri, Antonio. Two labels, of doubtful authenticity, are dated 1722.
    4. Guarneri, Caterina (?), daughter of Andrea. Is said to have worked with her father and brothers, and to have made some violins in which were MS. labels.
    6. Guarneri, Gian Battista, son of Bernardo, who was a younger brother of Andrea. He married Angiola Maria Locatelli, Aug. 3, 1682, and had six children; four were sons, the eldest, Giuseppe Antonio, b. June 8, 1683; d. a few months after his birth; the second, the only violin maker of this branch of the family, was Giuseppe (del Jesù), b. Oct. 16, 1686. This is mentioned because the date of the eldest son, Giuseppe Antonio, is very frequently quoted as being that of Giuseppe, known as del Jesù, the great maker. Gian Battista himself was not a violin maker.

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

    Guarneri, Caterina (?), daughter of Andrea. Is said to have worked with her father and brothers, and to have made some violins in which were MS. labels.

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    2. Guarneri, Antonio. Two labels, of doubtful authenticity, are dated 1722.
    4. Guarneri, Caterina (?), daughter of Andrea. Is said to have worked with her father and brothers, and to have made some violins in which were MS. labels.
    6. Guarneri, Gian Battista, son of Bernardo, who was a younger brother of Andrea. He married Angiola Maria Locatelli, Aug. 3, 1682, and had six children; four were sons, the eldest, Giuseppe Antonio, b. June 8, 1683; d. a few months after his birth; the second, the only violin maker of this branch of the family, was Giuseppe (del Jesù), b. Oct. 16, 1686. This is mentioned because the date of the eldest son, Giuseppe Antonio, is very frequently quoted as being that of Giuseppe, known as del Jesù, the great maker. Gian Battista himself was not a violin maker.

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A dictionary of violin makers (1890); A dictionary of violin makers (1896) is what this record is built on, nothing more. 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 that naming has been invented here, so not established is the honest state of the record — tell us if you can change it.

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Places and dates of work
Guarneri, Caterina (?), daughter of Andrea. Is said to have worked with her father and brothers, and to have made some violins in which were MS. labels. reported1
Places and dates of work
Guarneri, Caterina (?), daughter of Andrea. Is said to have worked with her father and brothers, and to have made some violins in which were MS. labels. reported1

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2 of the 2 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. 2 of them rest on a section heading above a list of names, not on a trade word printed on their own line: “VIOLIN MAKERS.”, “A DICTIONARY OF VIOLIN MAKERS.”.

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  1. 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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  2. 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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