1514 in literature
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This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1514.
Events
- May 15 – The earliest printed edition of Saxo Grammaticus' 12th-century Scandinavian history Gesta Danorum, edited by Christiern Pedersen from an original found near Lund, is published as Danorum Regum heroumque Historiae by Jodocus Badius in Paris.
- date unknown
- Gregorio de Gregorii begins printing Kitab Salat al-Sawa'i (a Christian book of hours), the first known book printed in the Arabic alphabet using movable type, in Venice, falsely assigned to Fano.[1]
- Clément Marot presents his poem Judgment of Minos to Francis I of France and is appointed facteur de la reine ("queen's poet") to Queen Claude.
New books
Prose
- Desiderius Erasmus (attributed) – Julius Excluded from Heaven (Julius exclusus de caelis)
Poetry
Main article: 1514 in poetry
Births
- Unknown date – Al-Akhdari, Arabic poet (died 1546)
Deaths
- October 7 – Bernardo Rucellai, Florentine historian (born 1448)
- November 28 - Hartmann Schedel, German humanist historian and cartographer (born 1440)
- date unknown
- Peter Crockaert, Flemish philosopher
- Nicolaus Ragvaldi, Swedish monk and translator
References
- ↑ Norman, Jeremy. "The First Book Printed in Arabic by Movable Type (1514–1517)". History of Information. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
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