Die Geigen- und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart (The Violin and Lute Makers From the Middle Ages to the Present) is one of the earliest comprehensive reference books for violins and luthiers. It was compiled by Willibald Leo von Lütgendorff (1856–1937) and originally published in 1904.
Editions
- 1st ed. (1 Vol.), Frankfurt am Main: Verlag von Heinrich Keller (1904)
- Nachtrag (supplement), Altenburg: Pierersche Hofbuchdruckerei Stephan Geibel & Co. (1905?)
- (online copy via HathiTrust)
- OCLC 855977518, 16644738, 16644745
- 4th ed. (2 Vols.) Frankfurt am Main: Verlag von Heinrich Keller (1913)
- 6th ed. Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurter Verlag-Anstalt A.G. (de) (publisher) (1922)
- Vol. 1 (online copy via Google Books)
- Vol. 2 (online copy via Internet Archive)
- OCLC 2110375
- 5th and 6th ed. (reprint), Nendeln, Liechtenstein: Kraus Reprint Ltd. (1968)
References
- Die Geigen und Lautenmacher vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart (The Violin and Lute Makers From the Middle Ages to the Present), by Willibald Leo von Lütgendorff (1922) OCLC 2110375
- Ältere und neuere Literatur zur Musikinstrumentenkunde, by John Henry van der Meer (de) (1920–2008), Acta Musicologica, Vol. 51, Fasc. 1 (Jan. - Jun., 1979), pgs. 34–35, published by the International Musicological Society (accessed: 18/10/2013)
OCLC 2680040; ISSN 0001-6241; Article – OCLC 6733256601, 904443020