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A Dendrochronological Investigation of Stringed Instruments of the Cremonese School (1666–1757) including 'The Messiah' violin attributed to Antonio Stradivari
John Topham, Derek McCormick, 2000. Journal of Archaeological Science 27, 183–192.
Tree-ring dating of the spruce tops of Cremonese instruments, including the Messiah, against a master chronology.
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The first dendrochronological test of the Messiah's attribution.
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Topham, J., & McCormick, D. (2000). A Dendrochronological Investigation of Stringed Instruments of the Cremonese School (1666–1757) including 'The Messiah' violin attributed to Antonio Stradivari. Journal of Archaeological Science 27, 183–192. https://doi.org/10.1006/jasc.1999.0516
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Topham, John and Derek McCormick. “A Dendrochronological Investigation of Stringed Instruments of the Cremonese School (1666–1757) including 'The Messiah' violin attributed to Antonio Stradivari.” Journal of Archaeological Science 27, 183–192 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1006/jasc.1999.0516.