1548 in literature

Updated on Nov 11, 2023

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This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1548.

Events

Hôtel de Bourgogne opens as a theatre in Paris.

Roger Ascham becomes tutor to Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth I of England.

Mikael Agricola – Se Wsi Testamenti (first translation of New Testament into Finnish)

Gruffudd Hiraethog – Oll synnwyr pen Kembero ygyd (posthumous collection of Welsh proverbs by William Salesbury)

Martynas Mažvydas – The Simple Words of Catechism (first printed book in Lithuanian)

Catherine Parr – The Lamentation of a Sinner

Paolo Pino – Dialogo di pittura

William Salesbury – A Dictionary in Englyshe and Welshe

Nicholas Udall – The first tome or volume of the Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the newe testamente

Thomas Vicary – Anatomie of the bodie of man

John Bale – Kynge Johan

See 1548 in poetry

May – Carel van Mander, Dutch painter and poet (died 1606)

July 8 – Kim Jang-saeng, Korean scholar, politician and writer (died 1631)

September 2 – Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian writer on architecture (died 1616)

November – André Guijon, French orator (died 1631)

November 27 – Jacopo Mazzoni, Italian philosopher (died 1598)

Unknown date – Luis Barahona de Soto, Spanish poet (died 1595)

February 26 – Lorenzino de' Medici, Italian writer, 33

June 6 – João de Castro, Portuguese explorer and writer, 48

October 27 – Johannes Dantiscus, Polish poet and bishop, 63

Unknown date – Cristoforo di Messisbugo, Italian food writer

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