Antonio Stradivari: His Life and Work,1644-1737: With an Introduction Note by Lady Huggins

Pages: 352, Paperback, Adamant Media Corporation

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Posted: Jun-20-2005

It remains the definitive text a century later

The style may seem quaint, but if you have spent any time at all reading scholarly works from this time period, you will find that Hill's prose is far from unreadable. By and large, I continue to find Hill's style to be readily approachable after 3 decades worth of repeated readings.In any case,...

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Posted: Dec-03-2000

One of the essential texts

This is perhaps the most important book ever published relating to the topics of violin making and the unchallenged greatest maker of all times. The Hills are the most respected scholars, ever, of the violin, and this was a landmark publication in 1902 and remains so. Under the quaint language is...

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Posted: Aug-21-1998

Good, but very long winded

This is a good book for people who want to learn more about the great Italian luthier, but it definitely has its flaws. The book was written around the turn of the 20th century and its style is very stilted and convuluted. I often had the feeling the authors could have conveyed the...

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