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How was Cremona known in the Middle Ages?

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It was known in the Middle Ages as a center of learning, in the late Renaissance for a school of painting founded (16th cent.) by Giulio Campi , and later (17th-18th cent.) for the violins made by the Amati , the Guarneri , the Stradivari , and their successors. (Cremona continues to be a center for high-quality violins to this day.) ...

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