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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1507.

Events

  • August 26 – Following the death of Jean Molinet (see Deaths section), Jean Lemaire de Belges is appointed historiographer to the court of Charles, Duke of Burgundy.
  • September 15 – King James IV grants Walter Chepman and Androw Myllar a patent to found the first printing press in Scotland.

New books

Prose

  • Matthias Ringmann (probably) – Cosmographiae Introductio (to accompany Martin Waldseemüller's globe and map)
  • Francesco Spinacino – ' (earliest known published scores for lute)

Poetry

  • Jean Lemaire de Belges – Les Chansons de Namur
  • Baptista Mantuanus
  • Mantuan Georgius
  • (Charge and exhortation over the arms of infidels against Christian potentates)
  • Parthenese
  • Jean Marot – Le Voyage de Gênes
  • November 6 – Pietro Casola, travel writer (born 1427)

References