French bow making
- Bernard Millant and Jean-François Raffin, L’Archet.
- Étienne Vatelot, Les Archets Français.
- Specialist catalogues, certificates and comparative study of authenticated French bows.
German bow making
- Klaus Grünke, C. Hans-Karl Schmidt and Wolfgang Zunterer, German Bow Makers.
- Specialist certificates, workshop histories and comparative study of authenticated German bows.
Supplementary resources
- Tarisio’s Cozio Archive and published specialist articles.
- Amati’s maker archive and its cited historical bibliographies.
- Auction catalogues, museum material and individual expert documentation where relevant.
Editorial note
Biographical dates, workshop relationships and attributions can vary between published sources. Profiles are reviewed and corrected when stronger documentation becomes available. They do not replace examination of an individual bow or the opinion expressed in a named expert certificate.