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

Possen, Lauxmin

about 1540

Historical maker

Named in 1 book.

What the books printed

Violins and violin makers. Biographical dictionary of the great Italian artistes, their followers and imitators, to the present time. With essays on important subjects connected with the violin, Pearce, Joseph. London: Longman and co.; Sheffield, J. Pearce, jun., 1866. Page 66, scan 74.

POSSEN, LAUXMIN, Bavaria, about 1540. Made rebeccs, viols, and viols da gamba.

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Same name

Possen, L.
No town printed · about 1550 to 1570
Possen, Lauscrim
No town printed · 1550
Possen, Laux (merged into Possen, L.)
No town printed · about 1550 to 1570

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

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“Possen, Lauxmin,” Bow & Bridge, last modified 28 September 2026, https://bowandbridge.com/makers/possen-lauxmin/ (accessed 5 November 2026).

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Chicago (bibliography)Bow & Bridge. “Possen, Lauxmin.” Last modified 28 September 2026. https://bowandbridge.com/makers/possen-lauxmin/.

MLA 9“Possen, Lauxmin.” Bow & Bridge, 28 Sept. 2026, bowandbridge.com/makers/possen-lauxmin/. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

APA 7Bow & Bridge. (2026, September 28). Possen, Lauxmin. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://bowandbridge.com/makers/possen-lauxmin/

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