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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1548.
Events
- unknown dates
- Hôtel de Bourgogne opens as a theatre in Paris.
- Roger Ascham becomes tutor to Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth I of England.
New books
Prose
- Mikael Agricola – Se Wsi Testamenti (first translation of New Testament into Finnish)
- Edward Hall (posthumously) – The Union of the Two Noble and Illustre Families of Lancastre and Yorke (commonly called Hall's Chronicle)
- Gruffudd Hiraethog – ' (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 – '
- 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 – '
- Gioanventura Rosetti – Plictho of Gioanventura Rosetti
Drama
- John Bale – Kynge Johan
Poetry
- See 1548 in poetry
Births
- 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)
Deaths
- 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