HWH Lit 15

By Lilguccicarret
  • Jan 30, 1500

    "This is the Boke of Cokery"

    "This is the Boke of Cokery"
    The first known English cookbook is printed.
  • Jan 30, 1507

    First printing press in Scotland

    First printing press in Scotland
    King James IV grants a patent to Walter Chapman and Andrew Myllar for Scotland's first printing press.
  • Jan 30, 1511

    "The Praise of Folly"

    "The Praise of Folly"
    Erasmus's Latin essay, an attack written in satire on the superstitions and traditions of European society, is printed.
  • Jan 30, 1513

    "Aeneid" is translated into English

    "Aeneid" is translated into English
    Virgil's Latin epic poem is translated into the Scots dialect of the English language.
  • Jan 31, 1516

    "Utopia"

    "Utopia"
    Thomas More's book on political philosophy is published.
  • Jan 31, 1522

    Das newe Testament Deutzsch

    Das newe Testament Deutzsch
    Martin Luther translates the New Testament into German.
  • Jan 31, 1526

    William Tyndale's translation of the New Testament

    William Tyndale's translation of the New Testament
    The first full English translation of the New Testament arrives in England after being printed in Germany.
  • Feb 1, 1528

    "The Obedience of the Christian Man"

    "The Obedience of the Christian Man"
    William Tyndale's book is published; it is best known for advocating that the head of a nation's church was the king of that nation, not the pope.
  • Feb 1, 1532

    "The Prince"

    "The Prince"
    This political treatise by Niccolo Machiavelli is published after his death. It is often claimed to be one of the first works of modern political philosophy.
  • Feb 2, 1534

    "Luther Bible"

    "Luther Bible"
    Luther completes his German translation of the entire Bible.
  • Feb 2, 1536

    "Institutes of the Christian Religion"

    "Institutes of the Christian Religion"
    This book by John Calvin was written as an introductory textbook on the Protestant faith for those with some previous knowledge of theology.
  • Feb 2, 1543

    "De Humani Corporis Fabrica" ("On the Fabric of the Human Body")

    "De Humani Corporis Fabrica" ("On the Fabric of the Human Body")
    Andreas Vesalius was a Flemish/Netherlandish anatomist, physician, and author of this book, one of the most influential books on human anatomy.
  • Feb 2, 1545

    "Prayers or Meditations"

    "Prayers or Meditations"
    Queen Catherine Parr wrote this devotional book. This was the first book written by an English queen under her own name.
  • Feb 2, 1549

    "The Complaynt of Scotland"

    "The Complaynt of Scotland"
    This Scottish book was printed as propaganda during the war of the Rough Wooing against England.
  • Feb 2, 1553

    "La Citta felice" ("The Happy City")

    "La Citta felice" ("The Happy City")
    This utopian work was written by Franciscus Patricius, who was a philosopher and scientist from the Republic of Venice.
  • Feb 2, 1559

    Book of Common Prayer

    Book of Common Prayer
    The Elizabethan version of the Book of Common Prayer of the Church of England, which remains in use until the mid-17th century, is published and becomes the first English Prayer Book in America.
  • Feb 3, 1563

    "Foxe's Book of Martyrs"

    "Foxe's Book of Martyrs"
    This work, officially known as "Actes and Monuments," was published in English. It was an account by John Foxe of Protestant history and martyrology.
  • Feb 3, 1564

    "Monas Hieroglyphica"

    "Monas Hieroglyphica"
    John Dee wrote this book explaining his esoteric symbol, the Monas Hieroglyphica.
  • Feb 3, 1572

    "Turba Philosophorum"

    "Turba Philosophorum"
    This book, also known as "Assembly of the Philosophers," one of the oldest European alchemy texts, is translated from Arabic.
  • Feb 3, 1576

    "The Paradise of Dainty Devices"

    "The Paradise of Dainty Devices"
    This was the most popular of the Elizabethan verse miscellanies.
  • Feb 3, 1578

    "Ephues: The Anatomy of Wyt"

    "Ephues: The Anatomy of Wyt"
    This didactic romance, written by John Lyly, was entered in the Stationers' Register on December 2, 1578 and published that same year.
  • Feb 3, 1582

    English translation of "A learned and true assertion of the original, life, actes, and death of the most noble, valiant, and renoumed Prince Arthure, King of great Brittaine "

    English translation of "A learned and true assertion of the original, life, actes, and death of the most noble, valiant, and renoumed Prince Arthure, King of great Brittaine "
    John Leland, known as "the father of English local history and bibliography" and a firm believer in King Arthur, wrote this book, which was published in English translation after his death.

  • "Reulis and Cautelis"

    "Reulis and Cautelis"
    "Reulis and Cautelis" (full name: "Some Reulis and Cautelis to be observit and eschewit in Scottis poesie") was written by the nineteen-year-old James VI of Scotland in order to explain an ideal standard for poets writing in the Scottish tradition.

  • "The Discovery of Guiana"

    "The Discovery of Guiana"
    Sir Walter Raleigh wrote this account, (full name: "The Discoverie of the Large, Rich and Beautiful Empyre of Guiana") describing the Venezuelan region of Guayana.

  • "Every Man in His Humour"

    "Every Man in His Humour"
    This play by the English playwright Ben Jonson belongs to the subgenre of the "humours comedy," in which each major character is dominated by an over-riding humour or obsession.