1514 in literature explained

This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 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.
• unknown dates
  • 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 begins styling himself facteur de la reine ("queen's poet") to Queen Claude.^[2]

New books

Prose

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

Poetry

See main article: 1514 in poetry.

Births

• February 8 – Daniele Barbaro, Italian humanist polymath, writer and translator (died 1570)^[3]
• November 29 – Andreas Musculus, German theologian (died 1581)^[4]
• 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)
• unknown dates
  • Peter Crockaert, Flemish philosopher^[5]
  • Nicolaus Ragvaldi, Swedish monk and translator

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jeremy. Norman. The First Book Printed in Arabic by Movable Type (1514–1517). History of Information. 2014-12-01.
2. Book: Clement Marot. Oeuvres, annotees, ... et precedees de la vie de Clement Marot par Charles d'Hericault. 1867. Garnier. 42.
3. Encyclopedia: BARBARO, Daniele Matteo Alvise . Giuseppe . Alberigo . Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani . it . 6 . 1964.
4. Book: Ronald K. Rittgers. Vincent Evener. Protestants and Mysticism in Reformation Europe. 14 March 2019. Brill. 978-90-04-39318-9. 201–.
5. Book: Kenneth R. Mills. William B. Taylor. Sandra Lauderdale Graham. Colonial Latin America: A Documentary History. 2002. Rowman & Littlefield. 978-0-8420-2997-1. 65.