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Guidantus, Joannes Florenus

Bologna · about 1685 to 1728

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 44, scan 52.
Guidantus, Joannes Florenus. A maker in Bologna about 1685 to 1728. Was possibly a pupil of Nicola Amati. He was an excellent workman, his instruments …
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A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 44, scan 54. Held as more than one scan.
Guidantus, Joannes Florenus. A maker in Bologna about 1685 to 1728. Was possibly a pupil of Nicola Amati. He was an excellent workman, his instruments …
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  • 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

  • "Joannes Guidantus fecit Bononiæ, anno 1715." (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "Joannes Florenus Guidantus fecit Bononiæ, 1724." (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "Joannes Guidantus fecit Bononiae, anno 1715." (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)
  • "Joannes Florenus Guidantus fecit Bononiae, 1724." (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)
  • "Joannes Guidantus fecit Bononiæ, anno 1715." (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)
  • "Joannes Florenus Guidantus fecit Bononiæ, 1724." (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

16 other Bologna makers have a year in the 1600s. A few of them:

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