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Leidolff, Christoph Nikolaus

Historical maker

Named in 2 books.

What the books printed

Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1904. Page 372, scan 394.

Leidolff, Christoph Nikolaus. — Wien. 1774. 1788.

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Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1922. Page 289, scan 293.

Leidolff, Christoph Nikolaus. — Wien. 1774. 1788

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Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and we are not sure they mean the same person. That is on hold until somebody settles it.

Same name

Leidolff, Christ
No town printed · 1774
Leidolff, Ignatz
No town printed · 1699
Leidolff, Joh
No town printed · d. 1758
Leidolff, Johann Christoph
Vienna · d. 1758
Leidolff, Jos
No town printed · 1756
Leidolff, Joseph Ferdinand
Vienna · 1756

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say. 1 more Leidolff page under L.

Same town, same time

93 other Vienna makers have a year in the 1700s. A few of them:

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