The book "1520-1724 Liutai in Brescia" has been finally published, edited by Eric Blot Edizioni. A work that has no precedents, in which we can find detailed descriptions of more than 40 instruments of the following artists:
Pellegrino DE MICHELI
Gasparo BERTOLOTTI DA SALÒ
Francesco BERTOLOTTI DA SALÒ
Gio Paolo MAGGINI
Giovanni Battista ROGERI
Pietro Giacomo ROGERI
Besides, more contents by:
Charles BEARE: Brescian infleuence on the tone of Cremonese instruments
Marco BIZZARINI - Ugo ORLANDI: Ancient violinmaking and musical context in Brescia
Carlo CHIESA: Introduction to Brescian violin making in XVI Century
Ugo RAVASIO: Maggini's Century
John DILWORTH: Brescian Instruments, the technical aspect
Duane ROSENGARD: The Contrabass Double Basses of Gasparo da Salò and Gio Paolo Maggini
François DENIS: The geometric principles of string instrument-making in Brescia
John TOPHAM: Tree-ring analysis report
Also shows the contributions of Roger Hargrave, Florian Leonhard, Guy Rabut, Philip Kass, Joseph Grubaugh on the occasion of the Day of Study that took place during the exhibition "Gio Paolo Maggini - Secoli di dettagli" - Brescia, 9 June - 8 July 2007.
