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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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1Alexander Mezzadie, of Ferrara…. from 1690 to 1720
2Dominicelli, of Ferrara…………. from 1695 to 1715
3Vincent Rugger, of Cremona…….. from 1700 to 1730
4John Baptist Rugger, of Brescia…. from 1700 to 1725
5Peter James Rugger, of Brescia…. from 1700 to 1720
6Gaetano Pasta, of Brescia……….. from 1710 to ……
7Domenico Pasta, of Brescia……… from 1710 to ……
8Francis Grancino, son of John, and grandson of Paolo, of Milan… from 1710 to 1746
9Peter Guarnerius, son of Joseph, and grandson of Andrew, of Cremona……………………….. from 1725 to 1740
10Santo Serafino, of Venice……….. from 1730 to 1745
12Anthony (Antonio) Stradivari or Stradivarius* was born in 1644. His early violins were made like those of his master, Nicholas Amati, and signed with his name. In 1670 he first began to sign his instruments with his own name. During the following twenty years, to 1690, he only produced a few. The year 1690 was one of transition in his career, but still he preserved the traditions of the Amati school, and his violins of this period are commonly called Stradivarius-Amatis. His finest instruments were constructed from 1700 to 1725; during the subsequent five years, to 1730, the workmanship of them is not of so high an order; and in 1730, or even a little earlier, the impress of Stradivarius is
14* This is the correct Italian or Latin orthography, of which Straduarius, as used by the author of this work, is evidently a corruption.—Tr.
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