Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—A

Amati

A first-rate violin; properly, one made by Amati of Cremona (c. 1600). (See Cremona.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Amaurot
Amasis
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

More on Amati from Fact Monster:

  • Amati - Amati Amati , Italian family of violinmakers of Cremona. The founder of the Cremona school was ...
  • Guarneri - Guarneri Guarneri or Guarnerius, family of violinmakers of Cremona, Italy. The first craftsman of ...
  • Antonio Stradivari - Stradivari, Antonio Stradivari, Antonio , or Antonius Stradivarius, 1644–1737, Italian violin ...
  • Current Government Officials: San Marino - World > Heads of State Info San Marino Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign ...
  • Cremona - Cremona Cremona , city (1991 pop. 74,113), capital of Cremona prov., Lombardy, N Italy, on the Po ...

Related Content
© 2000–2008 Pearson Education, publishing as Fact Monster