XRARE 1989 A Genealogy of the Amati Family of Violin Makers 1500-1740 - luthiers

A Genealogy of the Amati Family of Violin Makers 1500-1740

A Translation of La Genealogia degli Amati Liutai e Il Primato della Scuola Liutistica Cremonese

By Carlo Bonetti,
Published in Cremona in 1938
Edited by Daniel Draley
Translated by Gertrud Graubart Champe

The Maecenas Press, De Witt, Iowa; 1989
1st edition in English/Limited Edition

Extremely rare English translation of Bonetti's definitive genealogical history of the Amati family of Cremonese violin makers. The Amati school sired the most famous luthiers in the world including Guaneri and Stradivari. This, according to my research, is one of a limited edition publishing run of 1550.

Gray cloth boards with red-stamped titles. Gray endpapers. 12" x 9.5". 149 pages. Well-illustrated with b/w and color photos.

RARE!