The Hawley Collection of Violins, with a History of their Makers and A Brief Review of The Evolution and Decline of The Art of Violin-Making in Italy 1540-1800
Chicago: Lyon & Healy, 1904. Hardbound. Publishers boards and red cloth spine with remnants of paper label on spine. 105 pp. 36 plates with tissue guards, most of them color. Good+. inner hinge weak at the title page, but still intact. Item #36442
Introduction written by Theodore Thomas. Sketch of Royal De Forest Hawley written by Albert H. Pitkin. These are followed by twelve chapters, each devoted to a different instrument maker. Makers represented include Antonio Stradivari, Giuseppe (Joseph) Antonio Guarneri. Nicola Amati, Giovanni Paolo Maggini, Carlo Bergonzi, Giovanni Battista Rogeri, Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, Giuseppe (Joseph) Guarneri, son of Andrea; Jacob Stainer, Nicholas Lupot, FRancois Tourte, Bow Maker.
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