Henry Jay (Jaye) I

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Henry Jay (Jaye) had both spellings of his name found on labels and in texts. He was an important early English viol maker, singled out by Mace in his Musick's Monument (1676) as one of the best of his time when English viols were particularly prized throughout Europe. He became a Freeman of the Fletcher's company in 1606, which also included Richard Meares and William ...Read More Baker. Several viols from his work remain, including one that was formerly in the Victoria and Albert museum, another in the Gemeente Museum, The Hague, and a finely decorated bass viol currently in the Royal College of Music, London (Kessler collection). Read Less

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