Antonio Stradivari, his life and work (1644-1737) . M - ^—i_ ^ w O rr .2 O t>.?1 r~. N OSS u D- « N S o J O IN , U - Hi c - -w o -u -. « — =^« X < ^ •D O • . u -^^ (/) ^ ?« [J f^ t^ s - « 2 C-O < b o; Jot; U 1)05 ^^ rpoo — 2 Cx) o !:: oj < o •- ?J a; o d <: ? rOOoo - Q2 z < c C ;r t ffi O o ?a E g O « O ,0ooo » « o 0-- wz a u. 00 «. ^ Ifl :_ ?J) O OXi 11 11 U 4J u1. 00 s II- ^ M U ? 0 c N ?c o CO 03 ^ c 1-1 ~ pr C s c u 5 <<-l ro < XI O ^~- 6 -5 - z. < o I/) o: CO 00 0) J c c^ o J3 <;2 -UJ J C W S Xi ou -5 2 w w 2-2 < n< 00 ^XIO, < < 00 H 2 ?
Antonio Stradivari, his life and work (1644-1737) . M - ^—i_ ^ w O rr .2 O t>.?1 r~. N OSS u D- « N S o J O IN , U - Hi c - -w o -u -. « — =^« X < ^ •D O • . u -^^ (/) ^ ?« [J f^ t^ s - « 2 C-O < b o; Jot; U 1)05 ^^ rpoo — 2 Cx) o !:: oj < o •- ?J a; o d <: ? rOOoo - Q2 z < c C ;r t ffi O o ?a E g O « O ,0ooo » « o 0-- wz a u. 00 «. ^ Ifl :_ ?J) O OXi 11 11 U 4J u1. 00 s II- ^ M U ? 0 c N ?c o CO 03 ^ c 1-1 ~ pr C s c u 5 <<-l ro < XI O ^~- 6 -5 - z. < o I/) o: CO 00 0) J c c^ o J3 <;2 -UJ J C W S Xi ou -5 2 w w 2-2 < n< 00 ^XIO, < < 00 H 2 ?* (fl 2 00 U C 0 0 u CU 0 6 XI •a •H u «>. u 0 n 00 II II 0 ?* 00 »H ^^ L. 0 0 4) 1 ai M u c u X « u O 00 -<: c HH O XI < 00 xs U ? CHAPTER I. The Ancestry of Antonio E propose to touch but lightly on the ancestryof Stradivari, as researches on this subjecthave been published by Fetis, Lombardini,Hart, and others, and have now been supple-mented by Signor Mandelli. All these writers agree thatthe family name, spelt in different ways, was borne by moreor less notable citizens of Cremona as far back as thetwelfth and thirteenth centuries. Signor Mandelli givesvarious documents in proof of this, the earliest one beingdated May 13th, 1188, from which we learn that thePriest Alberto, Canon and Chief Warden of the Cathedralof Cremona, lets to Giovanni Stradivarto and heirs twopieces of allodial land, etc., etc. With regard to the derivation of the name, Mr. E. says, It is the plural form of Stradivare, aLombard variety of Stradiere, a toll-man or douanier, afeudal official who was posted on the strada or high roadfor the purpose of exacting dues from passengers. * Mandelli, on the authority of Professor , The form of the name de
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