Cicognara judges from his name that he was Italian. Most probably Buschetto was a nickname, "little bush," given him either from a shock head of hair, or derived from Buscare, to thrash or flog. It is quite possible, though the proofs are not very strong, that he may have been of Greek extraction, descended from some of the Byzantine members of the guild of whom we have spoken before.
BUSKET.[159] JACE ... HIC .... INGENIOR͞U
DULICHIO ... PREVALUISSE DUCI[160]
MENIB' JLIACIS CAUTUS DEDIT ILLE RUIN͞A
HUJUS AB ARTE VIRI MENIA MIRA VIDES.
CALLIDITATE SUA NOCUIT DUX INGENIOS
UTILIS ISTE FUIT CALLIDITATE SUA.
NIGRA DOM' LABERINTUS ERAT TUA DEDALE LAUS͞E
AT SUA BUSKET͞U SPLENDIDA TEMPLA PROBANT.
N̄ HABET EXPLU NIVEO[161] DE MARMORE TEMPL͞U