1512 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1512.
Events
- unknown dates
- *Urbatagirk, 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
- Henry Medwall – Fulgens and Lucrece
- Huldrych Zwingli – De Gestis inter Gallos et Helvetios relatio
- Il-yeon – The ''Samguk Yusa''
Poetry
- Hieronymus Angerianus – Erotopaegnion
- Stephen Hawes – The Comfort of Lovers
- Thomas Murner
- *Schelmenzunft
- *Narrenbeschwörung
- ''Syr Degore''
Births
- Thomas Sébillet, French writer on poetry
- Unknown dates
- *Thomas Beccon, English Protestant reformer and writer
- *Cristóvão Falcão, Portuguese poet
Deaths
- October 14 – Dietrich Gresemund, German humanist writer
- Unknown date – Enveri, Ottoman Turkish historian and poet