The British Violin: The Catalogue of the 1998 Exhibition '400 Years of Violin & Bow Making in the British Isles' by John Milnes, Tim Baker, John Dilworth and Andrew Fairfax

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Biographies of the leading viol, violin and bow makers working in Britain over the last 400 years. Concise, informative and superbly illustrated, this book contains substantial new research findings. Outstanding photography and printing bring life and colour to many violin and bow makers known previously only from rare instrument labels. Characteristic instruments and bows from each maker are illustrated with large-scale colour photographs, measurements and descriptive detail. An essential reference work for dealers, connoisseurs and players.
Hardback, with protective slipcase. 416pp; 116 instruments and 60 bows illustrated.