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The iconography of Guiseppe Guarneri del Gesù
A complete Iconography of the surviving Oeuvre of Bartolomeo Giuseppe Guarneri known as Joseph Guarnerius del Gesù, calculated in six volumes.
As the project progresses, we will be able to announce which instruments will be involved.
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The project is privately sponsored by Dr Walter Fischli, Switzerland. Edited by Michael A. Baumgarter, photographed by Jan Röhrmann.
The passion of the author Michael A. Baumgartner, violin maker and expert in Basel, Switzerland, is to create a complete iconographic work on Guiseppe Guarneri del Gesù. His research, which already spans more than forty years, includes a meticulously recorded history of the individual instruments, which was created in part through exchanges with international colleagues. Evaluations from extensive and important historical archives lead to many corrections and reclassifications. His recorded total index includes a number of about 200 instruments.
Jan Roehrmann, a professional photographer specializing in the documentation of string instruments, has already been able to document nearly 150 instruments extensively traveling around the world . In 14 different views each, the photos are shown in the original large 1:1 format, as proven from several known publications before. Precise measurements, analysis of outlines, moulds and templates, analysis of varnish and dendrochronological investigations for each instrument are presented in a separate volume.
As the project progresses, we will be able to announce which instruments will be involved.
The expected publication date will be 2026.
The final price after printing is € 2,000
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