John Rhosos
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John Rhosos was a Greek
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....

 Cretan scribe and calligraphist who lived and worked in 15th century Renaissance Italy. He copied and translated works of Classical literature in Venice
Venice
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, Florence
Florence
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, Rome
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 and other cities of Italy
Italy
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. He worked for Bessarion and is considered by some to be one of the most important Greek copyists of the Renaissance.

See also

  • Greek scholars in the Renaissance
    Greek scholars in the Renaissance
    The migration of Byzantine scholars and other émigrés from southern Italy and Byzantium during the decline of the Byzantine Empire and mainly after the fall of Constantinople in 1453 until the 16th century, is considered by some scholars as key to the revival of Greek and Roman studies and...

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