In this beautifully presented monograph,\u00a0Desmond Cecil tells the full story of the Antonio Stradivari violin\u00a0that came into his possession in 2004. Despite having been viewed and certified as genuine by Charles-Eug\u00e8ne Gand, Alfred Hill and Charles Beare, the violin had amazingly passed virtually under the radar of violin experts around the world \u2013\u00a0hardly anything\u00a0 about the instrument\u00a0has been published\u00a0until now. Cecil’s book charts its\u00a0history, beginning with\u00a0 one of its first owners, the\u00a0renowned\u00a0Italian\u00a0collector\u00a0Count Cozio di Salabue, and right up to its dendrochronological analysis by Peter Ratcliff. The book also contains\u00a0a detailed description of the instrument, complete with\u00a0stunning photography by Hiroko Umezawa, and a foreword by Charles Beare. Cecil has consulted experts and dealers such as John Dilworth, and\u00a0Steven Smith and Simon Morris from J.&A. Beare for this monograph, and the weight of expertise can be felt on every page.<\/p>\n
Each monograph in this limited-edition set of 500 has been individually numbered, and signed by the author.\u00a0The vellum de luxe version is an extraordinary piece with high-quality paper resembling parchment and made from calf’s skin. The skins have been stretched during the tanning process and then dried and refined to be very thin and with a translucent sheen, giving each one the look of a parchment-type translucent paper.\u00a0There is no doubt that in future years\u00a0this monograph will become an important and collectable part of violin-making history.<\/p>\n
‘My hope is that, as well as reviving the long-muted voice of an extraordinarily fresh and authentic\u00a01724 Stradivari violin., this short monograph might add something to the knowledge of this fascinating later period of Antonio Stradivari\u2019s wonderful creativity\u2019\u00a0<\/i> – Desmond Cecil<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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