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1514 In Literature
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. **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. New books Prose *Desiderius Erasmus (attributed) – ''Julius Excluded from Heaven'' (''Julius exclusus de caelis'') Poetry Births *February 8 – Daniele Barbaro, Italian humanist polymath, writer and translator (died 1570) *November 29 – And ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May 15
Events Pre-1600 * 221 – Liu Bei, Chinese warlord, proclaims himself emperor of Shu Han, the successor of the Han dynasty. * 392 – Emperor Valentinian II is assassinated while advancing into Gaul against the Frankish usurper Arbogast. He is found hanging in his residence at Vienne. * 589 – King Authari marries Theodelinda, daughter of the Bavarian duke Garibald I. A Catholic, she has great influence among the Lombard nobility. * 756 – Abd al-Rahman I, the founder of the Arab dynasty that ruled the greater part of Iberia for nearly three centuries, becomes emir of Cordova, Spain. *1252 – Pope Innocent IV issues the papal bull ''ad extirpanda'', which authorizes, but also limits, the torture of heretics in the Medieval Inquisition. *1525 – Insurgent peasants led by Anabaptist pastor Thomas Müntzer were defeated at the Battle of Frankenhausen, ending the German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire. *1536 – Anne Boleyn, Queen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniele Barbaro
Daniele Matteo Alvise Barbaro (also Barbarus) (8 February 1514 – 13 April 1570) was an Italian cleric and diplomat. He was also an architect, writer on architecture, and translator of, and commentator on, Vitruvius. Barbaro's fame is chiefly due to his vast output in the arts, letters, and mathematics. A cultured humanist, he was a friend and admirer of Torquato Tasso, a patron of Andrea Palladio, and a student of Pietro Bembo. Francesco Sansovino considered Daniele to be one of the three best Venetian architects, along with Palladio and Francesco's father Jacopo. Biography He was born in Venice, the son of Francesco di Daniele Barbaro and Elena Pisani, daughter of the banker Alvise Pisani and Cecilia Giustinian. Barbaro studied philosophy, mathematics, and optics at the University of Padua. He has been credited with the design of the university's botanical garden. Barbaro served the Republic of Venice as ambassador to the court of Edward VI in London and as representati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Crockaert
Peter Crockaert (c. 1465–1514), known as Peter of Brussels, was a Flemish scholastic philosopher. Initially he was a pupil of John Major (philosopher), John Mair and a follower of William of Ockham. Later he joined the Dominican Order, and became a supporter of orthodox Thomism. He taught at the University of Paris,''In the first decade of the century Peter Crockaert (died 1514), a Belgian working in Paris, had substituted the Summa Theologica, Summa Theologiae for what had previously been the standard text for theological instruction, viz. the 'Sentences' of Peter Lombard.'' John Joseph Haldane, John Haldane, 1998 Aquinas Lecture'. and is known for a number of commentaries, on Aristotle and Peter of Spain (author), Peter of Spain as well as on Thomas Aquinas, Aquinas. Notes [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1440 In Literature
This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in the 15th century. __TOC__ Events *1403 – A guild of stationers is founded in the City of London. As the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers (the "Stationers' Company"), it continues to be a Livery Company in the 21st century. *1403–08 – The ''Yongle Encyclopedia'' is written in China. *c. 1408–11 – An Leabhar Breac is probably compiled by Murchadh Ó Cuindlis at Duniry in Ireland. *c. 1410 – John, Duke of Berry, commissions the ''Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry'', illustrated by the Limbourg brothers between c. 1412 and 1416. *1424 – The first French royal library is transferred by the English regent of France, John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, to England. *1425 – At about this date the first Guildhall Library (probably for theology) is established in the City of London under the will of Richard Whittington. *1434 – Japanese Noh actor and playwright Zeami Mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
