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prose
The Theuerdank work commissioned by Emperor Maximilian I is printed in Nuremberg. In the lavishly designed printed work, the fictional bridal journey of the knight Thewrdanck to Fräulein Ernreich is described in verse, which is probably Maximilian's journey to his bride Maria of Burgundy in 1478 . The print contains 118 colored woodcuts , for which leading artists, Hans Schäufelin , Hans Burgkmair and Leonhard Beck , provided drawings that were cut in wood by Jost de Negker . The woodcuts show extraordinary refinement in terms of drawing and cutting technique. The variability to represent plasticity and spatiality by means of the lines is considered new and underlines Maximilian's endeavor to advance the development and perfection of book and illustration art.
drama
- Hans Sachs writes the carnival game Das Hofgesin der Venus .
Scientific works
- Johannes Aventinus created a systematic presentation of the sciences for the study of the Bavarian duke's son Ernst , which he added as an appendix to his work rudimenta grammaticae under the name Encyclopedia orbisque doctrinarum, hoc est omnium artium, scientiarum, ipsius philosophiae index ac divisio . It is the first printed stand-alone treatise to be entitled Encyclopedia .
- In Strasbourg, Hans von Gersdorff publishes the medical textbook Feldbuch der Wundarzney , which is illustrated with woodcuts ascribed to Hans Wechtlin. The book is based in part on Chirurgia Magna by the medieval doctor Guy de Chauliac , published in 1363 . Gersdorff's book is widely distributed and has been the most important basis for surgery in Europe for many years . It is best known for depicting the amputation of extremities .
- In Milan , Francesco Torniello da Novara published the work Opera del modo de fare le littere maiuscole antique , which for the first time specified a font completely geometrically.
religion
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October 31 : Martin Luther publishes his 95 theses (according to tradition, by posting on the door of the castle church in Wittenberg ). A single sheet print (folio sheet in two columns) of the Latin text appears in the same year u. a. with Hieronymus Höltzel in Nuremberg. Probably before Christmas, the Nuremberg-based Kaspar Bastel will translate Luther's 95 theses into German.Commons : 95 theses - collection of images, videos and audio files
- The Complutensic Polyglot's Old Testament is being finalized, but its publication has to be postponed due to the Erasmus exclusive rights of Rotterdam . Cardinal Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros , Archbishop of Toledo, who initiated and financed the work, dies in the same year without ever seeing the publication.
- A second collection of letters from the dark man with 62 letters is published. The second part of the satirical letters with which German humanists the scholastic ridicule is especially Ulrich von Hutten attributed to the lesser extent, Hermann of the bush in Leipzig. However, the authorship is never finally clarified.
Others
- Ulrich von Hutten receives the poet's crown from Maximilian I as poeta laureatus .
- Erasmus von Rotterdam wrote his main pacifist text The Lament for Peace , which was widely read and praised.
Born
Date of birth saved
- April 25 : Giovanni Bernardino Bonifacio , Italian count, humanist, book collector, librarian and founder of the city library of Danzig († 1597 )
- July 25 : Jacques Peletier du Mans , French man of letters, humanist, lawyer, doctor and mathematician († 1582 )
- October 18 : Manuel da Nobrega , Portuguese theologian, priest, missionary and writer († 1570 )
Exact date of birth unknown
- John Foxe , English writer († 1587 )
- Johann Hasentöter , German chronicler († 1586 )
- Matthias Schenck , German schoolboy and librarian († 1571 )
Died
Date of death secured
- April 2 : Pere Miquel Carbonell , Catalan historian, notary, poet and humanist (* 1434 )
- October 2 : Johannes Murmellius , Dutch scholar, philologist, poet and humanist (* around 1480 )
- December 7th : Albert Krantz , German historian (* around 1448 )
Exact date of death unknown
- Marcus Musurus , Greek-Italian scholar, humanist and editor (* around 1470 )
- Paulus Niavis , German humanist, educator, writer and civil servant (* around 1460 )
- Ludovico de Varthema , Italian explorer and writer (* around 1470 )
See also
Web links
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