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Lütgendorff: Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher, Vol. I and II

Hardback, 2 vols, 1,188pp total.

Reprint of the 6th edition (1922) of this essential reference work. Vol. I consists in an overview of the history of violin making by cities and regions. It includes an index of violin makers, alphabetically classified by the towns they worked in, and b/w photographs of 98 instruments by renowned makers. Vol. II is a thorough alphabetical dictionary of violin makers from the Middle Ages to the beginning of the 20th century. Well-known makers are briefly characterized in terms of style and tone quality. An appendix in Vol. II features a great number of labels.Text in German.