Editing Rustichello da Pisa (section)

{{short description|Italian writer of the late 13th century}}
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'''Rustichello da Pisa''', also known as '''Rusticiano''' (fl. late 13th century), was an Italian [[Romance (heroic literature)|romance]] writer in [[Franco-Italian]] language. He is best known for co-writing [[Marco Polo]]'s autobiography, ''[[The Travels of Marco Polo]]'', while they were in prison together in [[Genoa]]. Earlier, he wrote the ''Roman de Roi Artus'' (''Romance of King Arthur''), also known as the ''Compilation'', the earliest known Arthurian romance by an Italian author.