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Liessem, Remerus

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  1. A dictionary of violin makers (1896)

    Liessem, Remerus. A maker in London, 1756. This name and date were found in a cither of old-fashioned shape.

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    2. Liedolf, Joseph Ferdinand. A maker in Vienna in the 18th century.
    4. Liessem, Remerus. A maker in London, 1756. This name and date were found in a cither of old-fashioned shape.
    6. Light. A beautiful arch-lute was found to be inscribed "479 Light, Foley Place, London."

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

    Liessem, Remerus. A maker in London, 1756. This name and date were found in a cither of old-fashioned shape.

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    2. Liedolf (Leidolf), Joseph Ferdinand. A maker in Vienna in the 18th century.
    4. Liessem, Remerus. A maker in London, 1756. This name and date were found in a cither of old-fashioned shape.
    6. Light: A beautiful arch-lute was found to be inscribed "479 Light, Foley Place, London."

Named in 2 books, all printed 1896. Read by software from scans of those pages, not yet checked by a person against the page. 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.

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One or more sources name this maker, and this record states only that: A dictionary of violin makers (1890); A dictionary of violin makers (1890); A dictionary of violin makers (1896). 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. Beyond what is printed there, nothing on this site confirms this record and no claim has been invented — not established, and we want to hear from you if you can change it.

What the books say

Places and dates of work
Liessem, Remerus. A maker in London, 1756. This name and date were found in a cither of old-fashioned shape. reported1
Places and dates of work
Liessem, Remerus. A maker in London, 1756. This name and date were found in a cither of old-fashioned shape. reported1
Places and dates of work
Liessem, Remerus. A maker in London, 1756. This name and date were found in a cither of old-fashioned shape. 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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