# Topham 2000: 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. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The first dendrochronological test of the Messiah's attribution.

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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.

**Stradivari "secret"** Articledoi: **[10.1006/jasc.1999.0516](https://doi.org/10.1006/jasc.1999.0516)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The first dendrochronological test of the Messiah's attribution.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[Topham and McCormick publish tree-ring dates for Cremonese instruments including the Messiah](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/events/EVT0CQAGKWT7EZD/topham-and-mccormick-publish-tree-ring-dates-for-cremonese)

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[The Stradivari "secret"](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret)

The mystery article

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[Is the Messiah violin by Stradivari?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/stradivari-secret/questions/QST0CQAGPJR4XFR/is-the-messiah-violin-by-stradivari)

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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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