| 1. | 1152 | Magister Buono | Employed at Ravenna andat Naples, where he builtCastel dell' Uovo and CastelCapuano. At Arezzo thepalace of the Signory. | |
| 2 & 3. | 1168 | "M. Johannes and Guitto" (Guido) | Made the Ciborium atCorneto. | |
| 4. | 1196 | Magister Buono, called Gruamont | Built the churches of S.Andrea and S. Gio.Evangelista at Pistoja. Thisman is said by Vasari to beidentical with the firstBuono. | |
| 5. | M. Adeodatus, his brother | Worked with him at Pistoja. | ||
| 6. | 1206 | "Magister Bonus," or Buono | Designed Fiesole cathedral. | |
| 7. | 1264 | M. Giovanni Buono (Zambono) | Worked at St. Anthony, Padua;in 1265 built the cathedral of S. Jacopo, in Pistoja. | |
| 8. | M. Andrea Buono, his brother | These brothers workedtogether at the pulpit atCorneto Tarquinia, andprobably built the church.Niccolao di Rannucciosculptured the door, inlaidin Cosmati style. | ||
| 9. | 1285 | M. Alberto di Guido Buono | Sculptured at S. Pietro, Bologna. | |
| 10. | " | M. Albertino di Enrico Buono | ||
The family were leading members of the guild up to the fifteenth century, when Bartolommeo Buono and his sons won fame in Venice.
We have seen the long connection of the Comacines with Lucca, during Lombard times, when they helped to build S. Frediano and other churches there. Sig. Ridolfi, author of L' Arte in Lucca, proves that not only the chief churches, but the cathedral itself, were the work of the Lombard "Maestri Casari" who had established their schools there, since they restored S. Frediano for the Lombard Faulone in 686, and built the Basilica of S. Martino for Bishop Frediano in 588.
By the tenth century the church of S. Martino was very dilapidated, which much grieved the mind of Bishop Anselmo, who sought to gather together funds for its restoration. Two wealthy Lucchesi, Lambertus and Blancarius, both dignitaries of the cathedral, gave large donations towards it. Not long after this, Bishop Anselmo was elevated to the Papal See as Pope Alexander II., and immediately began the long-desired work of rebuilding his ex-cathedral.
Church of S. Michele, Lucca.
He being a Milanese, and the Comacines his countrymen, besides their having a long connection with Lucca, it is natural to suppose he chose them as his architects. Every sign of the work confirms this, although no names have come down to us. As was frequently the case, the church was left without a façade for over a century, and at the end of the twelfth century the Lucchesi wished to put this finishing touch.