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Temanza, Tomaso
architect, and writer on architecture; b. 1705 (at Venice); d. 1789.
The son of an architect, a nephew of G. Scalfarotti, and a pupil of Niccolò Comini and the Marquis Poleni. In 1726 he entered the commission of engineers at Venice, of which he became chief in 1742. Among the few buildings constructed by him are the church of S. Maria Maddalena in Venice, the façade of Margherita. at Padua, and the Rotondo of Piazzolo. He is best known by his books : Dell' Antichita di Rimino, libri due, traccolta di Antichi inscrizioni (Venice, 1741); Dissertazione sopra l'antichissimo territorio di Sant' Mario nella diocesi d' Oliveto (Venice, 1701, folio); Vite de' più celebri architetti e scultori Veneziani che fiorirono nel secolo decimosesto (Venice, 1778, folio); Antica pianta del indita città di Venezia delinéala circa la meta del XII. secolo, etc. (Venice, 1781, 4to). The Degli Archi e delle volte, etc., was not published until 1811. Temanza's Vite is one of the most important books of its class.
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