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Antonio Stradivari, his life and work (1644-1737), 1909
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1CONTENTS.
3PREFACE ……………………………………………………….. vii
4INTRODUCTORY NOTE ………………………………………….. I
5GENEALOGICAL TREE OF THE STRADIVARI FAMILY FROM THE EARLIEST KNOWN RECORDS TO THE PRESENT TIME ………………………………………….. 4
7CHAPTER I.
8THE ANCESTRY OF ANTONIO STRADIVARI.
9The search for the certificate of his birth—Reason to believe that he was not born in Cremona—His marriage—The census returns—The purchase of his house and its subsequent history—His home life and his children—The death and burial of his first wife—His second marriage—The purchase of a tomb in the Church of S. Domenico—The burials therein—His death and interment—The demolition of the Church of S. Domenico—The disinterment of his remains and the disposal of them ………………………………………….. 5
11CHAPTER II.
12STRADIVARI'S VIOLINS.
13The tradition that Stradivari was a pupil of Nicolò Amati—The actual proof—His fellow-apprentices—His early work and surroundings—His connection with Nicolò Amati until the latter's death in 1684—His first label—The dimensions of his earlier works, and comparison with those of Nicolò Amati—Subsequent developments—The inception of the "Long Strad" in 1690—The return to Amati traditions in 1698—A review of his work and the position to which he had attained by the end of the century—The dawn of the new century—The "Betts" violin, 1704—The following years—Fewness of his productions—His partiality for certain wood—The varying character of his work—Comparisons of famous examples—His seventy-sixth birthday, in 1720—The question of his being assisted in his work—The features of the instruments of this period—The "Rode" inlaid violin, 1722—The other similar examples made by the master—The Spanish set and their history—The year 1727—He records his age—Consideration of the master's supposed pupils—The violins of his last years—Those made by his sons—Those made up from parts left unfinished by him—Contradictory elements as to his exact age, and elucidation of the matter—His death ………………………………………….. 27
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