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An Encyclopedia of the Violin, 1925
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1In addition to the above, the large universities such as Harvard, Yale, Princeton and many others where musical subjects are now taught, have very complete collections of books relating to music, scores and other musical compositions.
3There are a number of standard works relating to the violin which are worthy of special mention in the particular field which they cover as they will prove very satisfactory sources of general information where a large assemblage of books is not available.
5On the subject of violin making and makers the following books are regarded as authoritative.
7ABELE AND NIEDERHEITMANN, The Violin; Its History and Construction
8APIAN-BENNEWITZ, Die Geige, der Geigenbau und die Bogenverfertigung
9BACHMANN, A., Le Violon
10BROADHOUSE, J., The Violin, Its History and Construction
11CLARKE, A. MASON, The Violin and Old Violin Makers
12DIEHL, N. L., The Violin Makers of the Violin School
13DUPUICH, ROBERT, La Lutherie
14 Les Maitres Luthiers
15FETIS, F. J., Antonius Stradivarius
16FLEMING, J. M., Old Violins and Their Makers
17FRY, G., Varnishes of the Italian Violin Makers
18HART, GEORGE, The Violin, Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators
19HERON-ALLEN, E., Violin Making as It Was and Is
20LUTGENDORFF, W. L., Die Geigen und Lautenmacher
21OTTO, JACOB A., Treatise on the Construction, Preservation, Repairs and Improvement of the Violin
22PEARCE, J., Violins and Violin Makers
23SAINT-GEORGE, HENRY, The Bow, Its History, Manufacture and Use
24STAINER, C., A Dictionary of Violin Makers
25TOLBECQUE, A., L'Art du Luthier
26VIDAL, ANTOINE, La Lutherie et les Luthiers
27 Les Instruments a archet
29On the subject of great violinists the following books are regarded as authoritative.
31BACHMANN, A., Les Grands Violinistes du Passé
32CLARKE, A. M., A Biographical Dictionary of Fiddlers
33DUBOURG, G., The Violin
34EHRЛИCH, A., Celebrated Violinists Past and Present
35FERRIS, G. T., Sketches of Great Violinists
36GROVE, SIR GEORGE, Dictionary of Music and Musicians
37HART, GEORGE, The Violin and Its Music
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