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

Scan 44

An encyclopedia of the violin, 1925

24 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 22. See the scan on archive.org.

1Antonius, & Hieronymus Fr. Amati
2Cremonen. Andreæ fil. F. I 630
4Nicolaus Amatus Cremonæ &
5Hieronymi filii fecit, An 1651
7Hieronimus Amati Cremonensis
8Fecit Anno Salutis 1640
10Thomas Balefueri Cremonensis
11Fecit Manur. Anno 17 75
13Magnó dieffopruchara venetia.
15Laventius Guadagnini Pater,
16& alumnus Antonij Straduarj
17fecit Placentie Anno 1745
19Gia. Bapt. Grancino in Contrada
20Largha di Milano anno 1699
22Anno 1741 Carlo Bergonzi
23fece in Cremona

The computer misreads some letters and numbers. Where a name matters to you, read the scan.