Literature year 1498
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Overview of the literary years
Further events
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Events
- The printed work The secret revelation iohannis , the apocalypse of John with 15 woodcuts by Albrecht Dürer , is published. A little later the Latin edition follows under the title Apocalipsis cum figuris .
- Hans van Ghetelen prints the animal poem Reynke de vos in Lübeck . With the incunabula he gave the fable figure Reinecke Fuchs , created in the 13th century, further fame in German-speaking countries.
- Companions of the papal court officials are in Liber Notarum of Johann Burchard first time as courtesans called.
Born
- Marcantonio Flaminio , Italian philosopher, poet and writer († 1550)
- Johannes Salat , Swiss court clerk, historian and chronicler († 1561)
Died
- September 24th: Cristoforo Landino , Florentine humanist, poet, literary theorist, philosopher and translator (* 1425)
- Vespasiano da Bisticci , Florentine bookseller and publisher (* 1421 )
See also
Web links
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