Scan 72
Cremona: an account of the Italian violin-makers and their instruments, 1894
32 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. Printed page 50. See the scan on archive.org.
1132. MALER, Lucas. Venice. The best lute-maker of his time; probably a German. He also made viols. (s)
3133. MAN, Hans. Naples, 1710-1750. But little known.
5134. MANTAGAZZA. Milan, 1720. An imitator of Nicolas Amati. (t)
7135. MARATTI, C. B. Verona, 1700. His violins are of a small model, and are moderately good. (u)
9136. MARIANI, Antonio. Pesaro, 1568-1620. His violins have the character of Maggini, but not their value. The wood is ordinary. (v)
11137. MEZZABOTTE. Brescia, 1720. He is seldom found.
13138. MEZZADIE, Alexander. Ferrara, 1690-1720. The F holes stand near together, and the model is inelegant. (w)
15139. MILANO, Francesco. Milan, 1742. A pupil of Lorenzo Guadagnini. Stradivarius model.
17140. MILANO, Giuseppe Carlo. Milan, 1769.
19141. MONTADE, Gregorio. Cremona, 1670-1730. Good instruments after the model of Stradivarius, whose pupil he called himself. (x)
21(s) He worked about 1415, and is also said to have carried on business at Bologna. This was the name discovered in two lutes found in the Castle of Eisenburg in 1872, when the collection of Prince Lobkowitz was removed to Raudnitz. A lute by him is in the South Kensington Museum. A Sigismond Maler is said to have worked at Venice about 1526.
23(t) There were two makers of this name, Pietro and Giovanni, of whom labels are known: "Pietro Giovanni e Fratelli Mantegazza, nella Contrada di santa Margarita in Milano al segno dell' Angelò 1770," and also one of Pietro, "Petrus, Io Fratresq. Mantegatia Mediolani in via S. Margarita anno 1780."
25(u) His real name appears to have been Giambattista.
27(v) His label is, "Antonio Mariani Pesaro, 16—."
29(w) His label is, "Alessandro Mezadri Fece in Ferrara anno 1713." A Francesco Mezadri worked at Milan about 1700 to 1720.
31(x) He was probably a workman of Omobono Stradivari. The name appears also as Mantado and Montalde.
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