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Rustichello da Pisa

Type Figure Region Pisa Time c. 1250–1300 Also known as Rustichello da Pisa、Rusticiano、Rustichello of Pisa

Rustichello da Pisa (c. 1250–c. 1300) was a Pisan writer and author of courtly romances, known for his Arthurian works.…

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  1. c. 1270–1298France · FranceActive in French courtly literary circles, he wrote romances on Arthur and Tristan, mastering Old French literary genres, which laid the stylistic foundation for his later compilation of Polo's travels.
  2. 1298–1299Genoa · GenoaCaptured and imprisoned during the 1298 war between Venice and Genoa, he shared a cell with Marco Polo and recorded in Old French, from Polo's dictation, accounts of the Yuan dynasty, Persia, India, and other lands, compiling the Book of the Marvels, which describes the court of Kublai Khan and Eastern lands in detail.

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