Rustichello da Pisa, also known as
Rusticiano (fl. late 13th century), was an Italian
romance writer. He is best known for cowriting
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.