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

Scan 69

Notice of Anthony Stradivari, 1864

23 lines. Read by computer on 24 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.

1and the illustrious Anthony Stradivari or Stradivarius, of Cremona, an account of whom forms the grand object of the present publication.
3The following chronological list contains the names of those makers who are generally considered as belonging to the Amati school, either because they had worked with Jerome, the son of Nicholas, or had been formed by the pupils of this school and had followed its traditions with greater or less exactness.
5THE AMATI SCHOOL. Flourished.
7Joseph Guarnerius, son of Andrew, of Cremona ………………… from 1680 to 1710
8Florinus Florentus, of Bologna …….. from 1685 to 1715
9Francis Rugger (or Ruggieri), surnamed il Per, of Cremona …………. from 1670 to 1720
10Peter Guarnerius, brother of Joseph and second son of Andrew …………. from 1690 to 1720
11John Grancino, son of Paolo, of Milan … from 1696 to 1720
12John Baptist Grancino, brother of John, of Milan ………………… from 1690 to 1700
13Alexander Mezzadie, of Ferrara …….. from 1690 to 1720
14Dominicelli, of Ferrara …………. from 1695 to 1715
15Vincent Rugger, of Cremona ……….. from 1700 to 1730
16John Baptist Rugger, of Brescia …….. from 1700 to 1725
17Peter James Rugger, of Brescia …….. from 1700 to 1720
18Gaetano Pasta, of Brescia …………. from 1710 to ….
19Domenico Pasta, of Brescia …………. from 1710 to ….
20Francis Grancino, son of John, and grandson of Paolo, of Milan …………. from 1710 to 1746
21Peter Guarnerius, son of Joseph, and grandson of Andrew, of Cremona .. from 1725 to 1740
22Santo Serafino, of Venice …………. from 1730 to 1745

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