This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1512.
Events unknown dates Urbatagirk (, "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
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