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Article on Antonio Manetti

Lead can be left as is, however the date of his birth needs to be verified by more than one source: Antonio Manetti (6 July 1423 – 26 May 1497) was an Italian mathematician and architect from Florence.

Problem 1: Sentence 2: He was also the biographer of the architect Filippo Brunelleschi. The cited sources states that there were 2 biographies of Filippo Brunelleschi. Although both are written in Manetti's handwriting, only one of them is to be attributed to Manetti. This reveals the problem of the structure of the article, which seems to have been neglected. I propose to put in several chapters (unsure what the wikipedia term is), one of them about his work on Filippo Brunelleschi.

Problem 2: The article claims that Manetti is "famous" for his short story of the Fat Woodworker, however, the sources states that this is according to Milanesi. The work had previously been attributed to Feo Belcari. Milanesi claims that because both the bibliography of Brunelleschi and the novel were written in the same handwriting, both works have to be attributed to Manetti. In the cited article, Geiger states that he actually doubts that Manetti wrote the work and thus proofs the opposite of what the citation was supposed to attest. Geiger also states that he thinks it's not like that Manetti is responsible for the writing of Dante (which he is attributed in the article). The only work Geiger attributes to Manetti is one of the bibliographies on Brunelleschi (P. 254).

Problem 3: The article states that Manetti was part of the Arte di Por Santa Maria, which he then claims to be one of the Arti Maggiori guilds. There is no reference for this or an explanation of what that means and how it is relevant. I think this activity could be put into a "chapter" on the private life of Manetti in the beginning of the article.

Problem 4: The Gallery, apart from not being very visually pleasing, is confusing. Is the article claiming that Manetti drew the drawings himself? Following the link, one can see that the Map is attributed to Manetti, however, I'm still unsure if this is in regards to both drawing and writing. I will keep looking into this issue.