The most important literary work on the Guarneri family was written by Alfred, Arthur and W. Henry Hill and was first published in London in 1932. Subsequent editions and re-prints have been published but with very little alteration to the core of the work. In spite of further research and the diversity of opinions of other experts in the field since the publication of this work, it remains the only cohesive basis of learning on the Guarneri family.

The Violin Makers of the Guarneri family, Their Life and Work discusses each maker in detail from information gathered from local archival material and discusses the relationship of their work with their contemporaries. The links in the table of contents of the book link to synopses of the individual chapters. Please note that the listings found here are not exhaustive catalogues of the works of the respective makers but are rather the Hill firm's opinion as to the representative examples that they were acquainted with at the time of writing in 1932. No warranty is given in any respect by Guarneri.net as to the accuracy of the information displayed or the validity of any opinions expressed.

• Labels were printed from wood blocks. Text always in Latin with the exception of 'Joseph'. Label not placed in defined position. Guarneri instruments not invariably labelled.
• Earliest dated label inserted by Andrea Guarneri. Different types of label.
• Labels of Pietro Guarneri.of Mantua. Only two types used. None found dating from Cremona.
• Labels of Guiseppe (sic) Guarneri filius Andreae. Earliest date 1696. Second type dated from 1701-2. Small variations. Labels found in instruments dating from later years of the master.
• Labels of Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesu. One type only. No variation of text. Label frequently found in copies of the master's violins.
• Label of Pietro Guarneri of Venice. The earliest dated label. The text. Earliest label dated from Venice. Labels elaborated by ornmental border. Large size label. Latest date hitherto seen by us of the year 1754.