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1514 in literature

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This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1514.

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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.
  • 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.

    • Prose

  • Desiderius Erasmus (attributed) – Julius Excluded from Heaven (Julius exclusus de caelis)

    • 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

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