Feliciano, Felice (1433–c. 1479)

Italian epigraphist, antiquary, and calligrapher. During the 1460s he devised a way to carve Roman capital letters on mathematical rules derived from the study of ancient inscriptions at Rome, Ravenna, and elsewhere. The effect of these studies can be seen in inscriptions on many Renaissance commemorative statues. He also wrote a number of calligraphic manuscripts in a hand which exercised a considerable influence over later manuals of penmanship.

He also wrote poetry in the vernacular, and his interests included printing and alchemy, the latter causing him to spend much time and money on the search for the philosopher's stone.