Stephanus Fliscus | |
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Nationality | Duchy of Milan |
Notable work | Sententiarum variationes seu Synonyma |
School | Renaissance humanism |
Main interests | Rhetoric |
Stefano Fieschi (Latin Stephanus Fliscus or Philiscus) of Soncino, was a 15th-century Italian scholar, episcopal secretary, and pedagogue.
Fliscus was a student of the famous rhetorician Gasparino Barzizza from about 1429–1430. [1] He was a secretary to Zenone Castiglione, bishop of Lisieux. [1]
Fliscus is best known for his Sententiarum variationes seu Synonyma, a collection of sentences in Latin and other languages as an aid for letter-writing. [2] This popular collection was republished as part of Albrecht von Eyb's Praecepta artis rhetoricae and Margarita poetica. [3] Succeeding editions included German, Italian, Dutch, French, and Spanish sentence equivalents. [2] The Spanish version was printed by Antonio de Nebrija's publisher. [2] Fliscus also published a version under the title De componendis epistolis. [2]