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Giacomo Naretti (29 August 1831 – 8 May 1899) was an Italian artisan and trained carpenter. He was born in a family of peasants in a small village.^[1] He migrated to Ethiopia, where he worked at the court of Emperor Yohannes IV.

He was part of the team of artisans who designed the throne of Emperor Yohannes IV, which is still preserved in Mekelle.

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^ Cocchiarella, Luigi. The Visual Language of Technique: Volume 1 - History and Epistemology. Springer Publishing. p. 110.

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Naretti's Diaries in English

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