Stefano Pio: Liuteri e Sonadori, Venezia 1750-1870

(Violin Makers and Players, Venice 1750-1870)

Hardback, 400pp.
This lavish textbook features color photos of 36 violins, violas, cellos and double basses by Venetian makers of the 18th and 19th centuries. Full page views of table and back are provided for all instruments, along with scroll details. In many cases, other detailed photos are supplied where it is pertinent. Featured makers are Serafin, Deconet, Busan, Ongaro, Molinari, Bellosio, Novello, Cerin, Bodio, Santagiuliana, Pelizon, Pedrinelli, Corain, Chiocchi, Dollenz, Fabris and others. Individual essays on "The Hospitals as Musical Institutions of the City", "Dragonetti and his Gasparo da Salò Double Bass", "The Bagatella and De Luca families", "Michele Deconet, the Traveling Violinist", "Giorgio Serafin and his Bottega alla Cremona ", "Bellosio and his Pupils", "The Production of Musical Instruments in Venice 1810-1850", "The La Fenice Theatre", "Antonio Pelizon, Wood Worker and Violin Maker", "Nineteenth Century Violin Makers from Trieste", etc. Each violin maker is featured with a biographical essay. A large appendix features photo reproductions of 40 certificates written by Sellas, Serafin, Bellosio and Novello.Complete text in Italian and English.