The history of the violin, and other instruments played on with the bow from …

William Sandys , Simon Andrew Forster, The history of the violin, and other instruments played on with the bow from … (J. R. Smith [etc.], 1864). archive.org, historyviolinan01forsgoog. https://archive.org/details/historyviolinan01forsgoog.

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Author: William Sandys , Simon Andrew Forster
Title: The history of the violin, and other instruments played on with the bow from …
Publisher: J. R. Smith [etc.]
Date: 1864
Repository: archive.org
Identifier: historyviolinan01forsgoog

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Chicago (note)“The history of the violin, and other instruments played on with the bow from …,” Bow & Bridge, last modified 21 August 2026, https://bowandbridge.com/sources/the-history-of-the-violin-and-other-instruments-played-on-with-the-bow-from-1864/ (accessed 20 September 2026).

Chicago (bibliography)Bow & Bridge. “The history of the violin, and other instruments played on with the bow from ….” Last modified 21 August 2026. https://bowandbridge.com/sources/the-history-of-the-violin-and-other-instruments-played-on-with-the-bow-from-1864/.

MLA 9“The history of the violin, and other instruments played on with the bow from ….” Bow & Bridge, 21 Aug. 2026, bowandbridge.com/sources/the-history-of-the-violin-and-other-instruments-played-on-with-the-bow-from-1864/. Accessed 20 Sept. 2026.

APA 7Bow & Bridge. (2026, August 21). The history of the violin, and other instruments played on with the bow from …. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from https://bowandbridge.com/sources/the-history-of-the-violin-and-other-instruments-played-on-with-the-bow-from-1864/

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