The Bowmakers of the Peccatte Family, by Paul Childs
The reference on this exalted, but controversial family of makers. Two names have always dominated the French School of bowmaking;
Jean Pierre Marie Persoit: His Life and Work, by Paul Childs
“The great and intriguing bow maker, Jean Pierre Marie Persoit, has for many years been an inspiration to other bowmakers
An Introduction to the Old Italian Violins (simplified mandarin)
The book offers an overview of 300 years of violin history. Exploring the historical circumstances in Northern Italy, namely the city of Cremona, where the violin originated, it takes the reader from Andrea Amati’s workshop to those of the most famous Cremonese violin makers such as Antonio Stradivari, Guarneri del Gesù and Carlo Bergonzi. From there violin making spread across other Italian and European cities.
Illustrated with more than 600 pictures of instruments, the book is a unique guide to the complex world of violin family instruments; it provides valuable advice on how to choose the best violin, and how to take care of it.
The Violin Explained: Components, Mechanism, and Sound
ISBN-10: 0198167393
ISBN-13: 978-0198167396
Four and Twenty Fiddlers: The Violin at the English Court, 1540-1690 (Oxford Monographs on Music)
ISBN-10: 0198165927
ISBN-13: 978-0198165927
The Russian Violin School: The Legacy Of Yuri Yankelevich
ISBN-10: 0199917620
ISBN-13: 978-0199917624
Before the Chinrest: A Violinist’s Guide to the Mysteries of Pre-Chinrest Technique and Style (Publications of the Early Music Institute)
ISBN-10: 0253223180
ISBN-13: 978-0253223180
The History of Violin Playing from its Origins to 1761: And its Relationship to the Violin and Violin Music (Clarendon Paperbacks)
ISBN-10: 0198161832
ISBN-13: 978-0198161837
The Violin Makers of the Guarneri Family, 1626-1762 (Dover Books on Music)
ISBN-10: 0486260615
ISBN-13: 978-0486260617
Alberto Bachmann An Encyclopedia Of The Violin Vln (Dover Books on Music)
ISBN-10: 0486466183
ISBN-13: 978-0486466187
Cremona: An Account of the Italian Violin-Makers and Their Instruments (Classic Reprint)
ISBN-10: 1332117589
ISBN-13: 978-1332117581
The Amadeus Book of the Violin: Construction, History, and Music
This encyclopedia of the violin covers the mechanics of its construction through its history and evolution to its literature and performing traditions, with details and anecdotes. From the great violin makers of Cremona to the influence of key composers and virtuosos on the violin's development, every facet of the subject is exposed.
ISBN-10: 1574670387
ISBN-13: 978-1574670387