Amati, Antonius and Hieronymus

Amati, Antonius and Hieronymus
   Sons of Andreas, 1550 to 1634, first made together and afterwards separately.

Violins and Violin Makers Biographical Dictionary of the Great Italian Artistes, their Followers and Imitators, to the present time. With Essays on Important Subjects Connected with the Violin. — London, LONGMAN AND CO., PATERNOSTER ROW.. . 1866.

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