1512 in literature
# 1512 in literature

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

## Events

* unknown dates
   * Urbatagirk (Armenian: Ուրբաթագիրք, "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)
   * Cristóvão Falcão, Portuguese poet (died c. 1557)

## Deaths

* October 14 – Dietrich Gresemund, German humanist writer (born 1477)
* Unknown date – Enveri, Ottoman Turkish historian and poet
