Basinio Basini (1425–1457) was an

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n humanist. Basini was born in Tizzano Val Parma. His father was a soldier in

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, and he studied

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and Greek with

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, Theodorus Gaza and later with Guarino da Verona. In 1449, he moved to the court of Malatestas, where he wrote his epic poem ''Liber Isottaeus'' and his main work, ''Hesperis'', dedicated to

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. He died in Rimini in 1457.

Bibliography

* Roberto Lasagni, ''Dizionario biografico dei Parmigiani'', ed. PPS, Parma, 1999 * Tiziano Marcheselli, ''Le strade di Parma'', ed. Tipografia Benedettina, Parma 1988

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1425 births 1457 deaths Italian male writers 15th-century writers in Latin Italian Renaissance humanists 15th-century Italian writers {{Italy-writer-stub