 Matthew of Vendôme

Matthew of Vendôme (Matheus or Matthaeus Vindocinensis) was a French author of the 12th century, writing in Latin, who had been was a pupil of Bernard Silvestris, at Tours, as he himself writes.De Vendôme is known for his "Ars Versificatoria", a theoretical work on (Latin) versification, and as the author of "Milo", an elegiac comedy; and also wrote on the art of letter-writing, the Ars dictaminis, as with the poor student's begging letter