Excerpt from The Tuscan: A Short Account of a Violin by Stradivari, Made for Cosimo De Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Dated 1690 His remarkable instrument, one of the finest examples of Stradivari's work, is probably unique in the preservation, in every detail, of the original beauty of its form and workmanship. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.