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The violin: its famous makers and their imitators, 1875
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1made to supply in some way this deficiency by consulting documents relating to the city of Cremona during the 17th and 18th centuries, but nothing of much consequence has been discovered.
3With a patience worthy of reward, the librarian at Cremona searched for the will of Stradiuarius, but as no proper register seems to have been kept until long after the date of our hero's death, the difficulty of tracing out any particular document is well nigh insurmountable, and the librarian's efforts have not, as yet, succeeded. Although the contents of the will might throw but faint light upon the doings of the testator, they would probably give particulars that would link together much of the information which we already possess. That the will is in existence there can be but little doubt, and patience may yet have its reward.
5A short time since, the exact spot where Stradiuarius was buried was made known by the researches of Signor Sacchi, a Cremonese conversant with the annals of his native city. This was an interesting addition to the meagre information previously handed down to us touching Stradiuarius. It had been long known that a family grave was purchased by Stradiuarius in the Church of St. Domenico, in the year 1729; but in the certificates from the Cathedral of Cremona it is stated that he was buried in the tomb of Francesco Vilani (Vitani), no mention being made of St. Domenico. The exact words are, "Buried in the Chapel of the
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