an Italian historian and archaeologist, was born at Venice, January 17, 1789, studied at Udino, became imperial procurator in i811, and died in his native city, February 22, 1868. His main work is Inscrizioni Veneziani (Venice, 1824-53, 6 volumes); he also wrote, Di Stefano Piazzone: da Asola (ibid. 1840): Della Famiglia Marcello (ibid. 1841): — Intorno alla Veneta Patrizia Famiglia Foscolo (ibid. 1842): — Saggio di Bibliografia Veneziana (ibid. 1847): — Vita e Scritti di G. Rossi (ibid. 1852): — Origine della Confraternita di San Giovanni Evangelista (ibid. 1855): — Giovanni Muslero da Ottinga (ibid. 1855); etc. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v. (B.P.)