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A treatise on the structure and preservation of the violin and all other bow-instruments; together with an account of the most celebrated makers, and of the genuine characteristics of their instruments;, 1860
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1the most celebrated of all the makers of this name, was born Sep. 3rd, 1596, and died Aug. 12th, 1684, at the age of 88 years, according to the registers of the cathedral of Cremona.
3Jerome Amati, the son of the preceding Nicholas, worked with and succeeded his father. He was born Feb. 26th, 1649, and was the last violin maker of the Amati family.
5The pupils formed by Nicholas Amati are: His son, Jerome, Andrew Guarnerius, Paolo Grancino (who settled at Milan, and worked from 1665 to 1690), and the illustrious Antonio Stradivari or Stradivarius, of Cremona.
7The following makers are generally considered as belonging to the school of Amati, either because they worked under Jerome, the son of Nicholas; or because they were formed by the pupils of this school, and followed the traditions of it with more or less exactness.
9Flourished.
11Joseph Guarnerius, son of Andrew,
12 of Cremona……………………….. from 1680 to 1710
13Florinus Florentus, of Bologna…… from 1685 to 1715
14Francis Rugger, or Ruggieri*, sur-
15 named il Per, of Cremona…… from 1670 to 1720
16Peter Guarnerius, brother of Joseph,
17 and second son of Andrew…… from 1690 to 1720
18John Grancino, son of Paolo, of Milan from 1696 to 1720
19John Baptist Grancino, brother of
20 John, of Milan………………….. from 1690 to 1700
22* This name is sometimes spelt Ruggerio.—Tr.
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