This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1548.
Events unknown dates Hôtel de Bourgogne opens as a theatre in Paris. Roger Ascham becomes tutor to Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen Elizabeth I of England.*O'Day, Rosemary. "Ascham, Roger (1514/15–1568)," Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press, 2004. online article
New books Prose Mikael Agricola – Se Wsi Testamenti (first translation of New Testament into Finnish) Edward Hall (posthumously) – The Union of the Two Noble and Illustre Families of Lancastre and Yorke (commonly called Hall's Chronicle) Gruffudd Hiraethog – (posthumous collection of Welsh proverbs by William Salesbury) Martynas Mažvydas – The Simple Words of Catechism (first printed book in Lithuanian) Catherine Parr – The Lamentation of a Sinner Paolo Pino – William Salesbury – A Dictionary in Englyshe and Welshe Nicholas Udall – The first tome or volume of the Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the newe testamente Thomas Vicary – Gioanventura Rosetti – Plictho of Gioanventura Rosetti
Drama John Bale – Kynge Johan
Poetry See 1548 in poetry
Births May – Carel van Mander, Dutch painter and poet (died 1606) July 8 – Kim Jang-saeng, Korean scholar, politician and writer (died 1631) September 2 – Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian writer on architecture (died 1616) November – André Guijon, French orator (died 1631) November 27 – Jacopo Mazzoni, Italian philosopher (died 1598) Unknown date – Luis Barahona de Soto, Spanish poet (died 1595)
Deaths February 26 – Lorenzino de' Medici, Italian writer, 33 June 6 – João de Castro, Portuguese explorer and writer, 48 October 27 – Johannes Dantiscus, Polish poet and bishop, 63 Unknown date – Cristoforo di Messisbugo, Italian food writer
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