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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1512.

Events

  • unknown dates
  • Urbatagirk (, "The Book of Friday"), the first printed book in the Armenian language, is printed in Venice by Hakob Meghapart.
  • The concept of the masque is brought to Britain by King Henry VIII of England.

New books

Prose

  • Desiderius Erasmus – Copia: Foundations of the Abundant Style (De Utraque Verborum ac Rerum Copia)
  • Henry Medwall – Fulgens and Lucrece
  • Huldrych Zwingli – De Gestis inter Gallos et Helvetios relatio
  • Il-yeon – The Samguk Yusa (Korean)

Poetry

  • Hieronymus Angerianus – Erotopaegnion
  • Stephen Hawes – The Comfort of Lovers
  • Thomas Murner
  • Schelmenzunft (Guild of Rogues)
  • Narrenbeschwörung (Muster of Fools)

Uncertain date

  • Syr Degore (written pre-1325)

Births

  • Thomas Sébillet, French writer on poetry (died 1589)
  • Unknown dates
  • Thomas Beccon, English Protestant reformer and writer (died 1567)