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Antonio Stradivari: His Life and Work (1644–1737)

W. Henry Hill, Arthur F. Hill and Alfred E. Hill
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W. Henry Hill, Arthur F. Hill and Alfred E. Hill. Antonio Stradivari: His Life and Work (1644–1737). London: W. E. Hill & Sons, 1902.
Title
Antonio Stradivari: His Life and Work (1644–1737)
Author
W. Henry Hill, Arthur F. Hill and Alfred E. Hill
Edition
First edition
Publisher
W. E. Hill & Sons
Place
London
Year
1902
Extent
xvi + 303 pages; 31 plates and numerous text illustrations
Language
English
Type
Instrument-maker biography / organology / catalogue study

SCOPE & CONTENT

Prepared by the Hill family of violin makers and dealers, this foundational study combines biography, documentary evidence, instrument description, workshop chronology and detailed observations on Stradivari’s construction. Plates and illustrations document important surviving instruments and physical characteristics.

RESEARCH VALUE

Although later archival and dendrochronological research has refined parts of Stradivari scholarship, the Hill volume remains a central historical reference because of the authors’ direct access to major instruments and their practical expertise in violin making and connoisseurship.

CONTENTS AND DOCUMENTARY VALUE

Prepared by the Hill family of violin makers and dealers, this foundational study combines biography, documentary evidence, instrument description, workshop chronology and detailed observations on Stradivari’s construction. Plates and illustrations document important surviving instruments and physical characteristics.

HISTORIOGRAPHICAL USE

Although later archival and dendrochronological research has refined parts of Stradivari scholarship, the Hill volume remains a central historical reference because of the authors’ direct access to major instruments and their practical expertise in violin making and connoisseurship.

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