Bow & Bridge Violin and bow makers, as the old books printed them

Linarolo, Francesco

Bergamo

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 57, scan 65.
Linarolo (Linerolli), Francesco. The first maker in the family. Worked in Bergamo, later in Venice. A tenor-viol was labelled "Franciscus Linarolus Bergomensis Venetii faciebat." Was probably the maker of an "accordo" dated 1514, beautifully made, the back inlaid with tortoiseshell.
A dictionary of violin makers, Stainer, C. (Cecie). London: Novello, n.d. Page 57, scan 67.
Linarolo (Linerolli), Francesco. The first maker in the family. Worked in Bergamo, later in Venice. A tenor-viol was labelled "Franciscus Linarolus Bergomensis Venetii faciebat." Was probably the maker of an "accordo" dated 1514, beautifully made, the back inlaid with tortoiseshell.
  • 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

  • "Franciscus Linarolus Bergomensis Venetii faciebat." (A dictionary of violin makers, 1896)
  • "Franciscus Linarolus Bergomensis Venetii faciebat." (A dictionary of violin makers, n.d.)

Same name

Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.