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Mann, Hans

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  1. A dictionary of violin makers (1896)

    Mann, Hans. A maker in Naples about 1720-50. His instruments are rare. He followed the Stradivari and Guarneri patterns.

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    2. Maler, Sigismond. A maker of lutes in Venice in 1526.
    4. Mann, Hans. A maker in Naples about 1720-50. His instruments are rare. He followed the Stradivari and Guarneri patterns.
    6. Mansiedl. See "Maussiell."

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

    Mann, Hans. A maker in Naples about 1720-50. His instruments are rare. He followed the Stradivari and Guarneri patterns.

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    2. Maler, Sigismond. A maker of lutes in Venice in 1526.
    4. Mann, Hans. A maker in Naples about 1720-50. His instruments are rare. He followed the Stradivari and Guarneri patterns.
    6. Mansiedl. See "Maussiell."

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Not established is the honest state of this record: it rests on one or more sources naming this maker, and nothing else on this site confirms it. Printed in: 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. No claim beyond what those sources state has been invented here; if you can add to it, we want to hear from you.

What the books say

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Mann, Hans. A maker in Naples about 1720-50. His instruments are rare. He followed the Stradivari and Guarneri patterns. reported1
Places and dates of work
Mann, Hans. A maker in Naples about 1720-50. His instruments are rare. He followed the Stradivari and Guarneri patterns. reported1
Places and dates of work
Mann, Hans. A maker in Naples about 1720-50. His instruments are rare. He followed the Stradivari and Guarneri patterns. reported1

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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.”.

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  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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