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

Scan 28

The story of the violin, 1904

30 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.
3"Saint Cecilia," by Domenichino, from the picture in the Louvre Collection – – – – Frontispiece
5FIG. PAGE
61. Indian Sarinda – – – – – – – – – – 13
72. Omerti – – – – – – – – – – 22
83 and 4. Arabian Rebab and Kemangeh – – – 31
95. Rebab esh-Sha'er (Poet-Fiddle) – – – 32
106. Earliest representation of a European Fiddle – – 33
117. Anglo-Saxon Fiddler – – – – – – 35 one of two readings
127. Anglo-Saxon Fiddler – – – – – – – 35 one of two readings
138. Three-stringed Crwth – – – – – – 36 one of two readings
148. Three-stringed Crwth – – – – – – – 36 one of two readings
159. Mediaeval Orchestra, Eleventh Century – – 40-41
1610. Performer on the Marine Trumpet; Type of Dress – 46
1711. Reinmer the Minnesänger – – – – – – 49
1812. Rebek, from an Italian painting of the Thirteenth Century – – – – – – 58 one of two readings
1912. Rebek, from an Italian painting of the Thirteenth Century – – – – – – – 58 one of two readings
2013. Vielle of the Thirteenth Century – – – – 59
2114. Player of the Fourteenth Century – – – – 60
2215. Organistrum – – – – – – – – 61 one of two readings
2315. Organistrum – – – – – – – – – 61 one of two readings
2416. Viola di Bordone – – – – – – – 65
2517. Gaspar Duiffoprugcar – – – – – – 72 one of two readings
2617. Gaspar Duiffoprugcar – – – – – – – 72 one of two readings
2718. Viola da Gamba of Duiffoprugcar (made 1547 A.D.) – 76
2819. Amati Crest – – – – – – – – 87 one of two readings
2919. Amati Crest – – – – – – – – – 87 one of two readings

The computer misreads some letters and numbers. Where a name matters to you, read the scan.