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Virchi, Giovanni Paolo

Brescia · b. 1552

Historical maker

Named in 1 book.

What the books printed

Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart, 1922. Page 539, scan 543.

Virchi, Giovanni Paolo, gen. Targhetta. — Brescia, Ferrara, Mantua. Geb. 1552. 1612

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Same name

Virchi, Benedetto
Brescia · b. 1520
Virchi, Gio
No town printed · b. about 1560
Virchi, Giov
No town printed · 1560
Virchi, Girolamo
No town printed · b. 1523

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

Same town, same time

25 other Brescia makers have a year in the 1500s. A few of them:

All Brescia makers

Cite this page

“Virchi, Giovanni Paolo,” Bow & Bridge, last modified 30 September 2026, https://bowandbridge.com/makers/virchi-giovanni-paolo/ (accessed 4 November 2026).

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Chicago (bibliography)Bow & Bridge. “Virchi, Giovanni Paolo.” Last modified 30 September 2026. https://bowandbridge.com/makers/virchi-giovanni-paolo/.

MLA 9“Virchi, Giovanni Paolo.” Bow & Bridge, 30 Sept. 2026, bowandbridge.com/makers/virchi-giovanni-paolo/. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

APA 7Bow & Bridge. (2026, September 30). Virchi, Giovanni Paolo. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://bowandbridge.com/makers/virchi-giovanni-paolo/

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