Scan 24
Antonio Stradivari, his life and work (1644-1737), 1909
32 lines. Read by computer on 24 September 2026, twice; the two readings disagreed in places. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT
3FACSIMILE OF AN INSCRIPTION CONCERNING MEASUREMENTS FOR THE SOUND-HOLES OF THE SAME …………………………………………….. 104
4DESIGN FOR A TAIL-PIECE, PROBABLY INTENDED FOR THE INLAID VIOLAS ……………………………………………………….. 106
5SECTION OF A TREE, SHOWING THE WOOD CUT ON THE QUARTER, OR RIGHT WAY OF THE GRAIN, AND CUT ON THE SLAB, i.e. ACROSS THE GRAIN …………………………………………….. 168
6A BACK IN ONE PIECE, CUT ON THE QUARTER …………………………………………….. 169
7A BACK IN ONE PIECE, CUT ON THE SLAB …………………………………………….. 169
8STRADIVARI'S CALLIPERS FOR THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE THICKNESSES ……………………………………………………….. 191 one of two readings
9STRADIVARI'S CALLIPERS FOR THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE THICKNESSES …………………………………………….. 191 one of two readings
10ANOTHER PAIR OF CALLIPERS …………………………………………….. 195
11DESIGN FOR THE OUTLINE AND "f" HOLES OF A SMALL VIOLIN ……………………………………………………….. 200 one of two readings
12DESIGN FOR THE OUTLINE AND "f" HOLES OF A SMALL VIOLIN …………………………………………….. 200 one of two readings
13MOULD MADE BY STRADIVARI FOR THE CONTRALTO (TENORE VIOLA) OF THE "TUSCAN" SET OF INSTRUMENTS …………………………………………….. 202
14FACSIMILE OF STRADIVARI'S WRITING …………………………………………….. 205
15DESIGN FOR THE PLACING OF SOUND-HOLES …………………………………………….. 205
16A SIMILAR DESIGN …………………………………………….. 206
17TEMPLATES FOR THE OPENING OF "f" HOLES, AND SKETCHES OF COMPLETED "f" HOLE …………………………………………….. 207
18DESIGN FOR A PEG …………………………………………….. 213
19AN ORIGINAL PEG, AS USED BY THE MASTER …………………………………………….. 213
20DESIGN FOR A TAIL-PIECE …………………………………………….. 214
21DESIGNS FOR THE BRIDGES …………………………………………….. 215
22DESIGNS FOR CASE-HINGE OR LOCK-PLATE …………………………………………….. 216
23BOW ORIGINALLY WITH THE STRADIVARI VIOLINS BELONGING TO KING CHARLES IV. OF SPAIN. THE ROYAL ARMS INLAID ON THE NUT …………………………………………….. 217
24BOW PURCHASED BY US AT CREMONA IN 1884 …………………………………………….. 217
25CARVED TAIL-PIECE OF EARLY ITALIAN WORK …………………………………………….. 231
26THE SOUND-HOLE, DELICATELY CUT OUT IN WOOD, OF A GUITAR BY STRADIVARI …………………………………………….. 239
27THE HEAD OF A GUITAR MADE BY STRADIVARI …………………………………………….. 244
28DESIGNS FOR THE ARMS OF STRADIVARI'S VARIOUS PATRONS, INTENDED MOST PROBABLY FOR INLAYING ON FINGER-BOARD OR TAIL-PIECE …………………………………………….. 260
29AN ORIGINAL STRADIVARI CASE, MADE TO CONTAIN A VIOLIN …………………………………………….. 262
30A BANK-NOTE ISSUED BY A CREMONESE BANK …………………………………………….. 295
31MONTEVERDI …………………………………………….. 299
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