WORDS: events in and around 1450

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1450

Died: Arab-Chah, Ahmed Ben historian

Died: Bernardine saint

Born: Francia, Francesco painter

Born: Reuchlin, John a learned German

Born: Rhodiginus, Ludovicus Cœlius by Scaliger named the Varro of the age

1451

Born: Gaffurius, Franchinus writer

Publication: “Ossa Titi Livii Patavini, omnium mortalium judicio digni, cujus prope invicto Calamo invicti Populi Romani Res gestaa conscriberentur.” by Livius, Titus the most celebrated of the Roman historians

Born: Vesputius, Americus a navigator from whose name the largest quarter of the world has very unjustly been named

1452

Born: Albuquerque, Alphonso D' surnamed the Great

Died: Alvarotto, James lawyer

Born: Mancinelli, Antonio an Italian grammarian

Born: Savonarola, Jerome monk

Born: Stoefler, John mathematician

Born: Vinci, Lionardo Da painter

1453

Born: Beroaldo, Philip the elder

Born: Decius, Philip a jurist

Publication: “Historia disceptativa convivialis.” by Poggio, Bracciolini one of the. revivers of literature (1380–1459)

Died: Talbot, John a name mentioned with distinguished honour in the English annals

1454

Born: Barbarus, Hermolaus was born in 1454 (?–1493)

Died: Hoccleve, Thomas poet

Born: Lascaris, Constantine a learned Greek

Born: Martens, Thierry an eminent printer

Born: Pinturiccio, Bernardino artist

Born: Politian, Angelus a most ingenious and learned Italian

1455

Born: Accolti, Peter historian

Born: Anghiera, Peter Martyr D' scholar

Died: Chalcondyles, Demetrius a native of Athens

Died: Justiniani, St. Lawrence the first patriarch of Venice

1456

Publication: “De origine ordinis Servorum beatae Marias dialogus.” by Attavanti, Paul generally known in Italy by the name of Father Paul of Florence

Died: Coeur, James an eminent French merchant

Born: Tomeo, Nicolo Leonico scholar

1457

Died: Basin of Parma

Died: Facio, Bartholomew a very learned man of the fifteenth century (1400–?)

Died: Pomponius Lætus, Juuus antiquary

1458

Died: Anania, John D' lawyer

Born: Brandt, Nicholas or

Died: Francesca, Pietro Della commonly called Francesco Dal Borgo A San Sepolcro

Died: Gaza, Theodore a very eminent promoter of the revival of letters in Europe (?–1478)

Born: Sannazarius, James vernacularly Giacomo Sannazaro

Died: Vegio, Maffei poet

1459

Born: Adrian Vi. pope

Died: Aurispa, John was born at Noto

Born: Celtes, Conrad poet

Publication: “Rationale divinorum officiorum;” by Durand, William one of the most learned lawyers of the thirteenth century

Died: Fastolff, John knight

Born: Fisher, John bishop

Publication: “Durandi Rationale divinorum Officiorum,” by Fust, John a goldsmith of Mentz

Died: Manetti, Giannozzo scholar

1460

Born: Agnolo, Baccio D' architect

Born: Amboise, George D' cardinal

Publication: “Catholicon, seu Summa Grammaticalis,” by Balbi, John Dominican

Died: Bracelli, James antiquary

Publication: “Clementine Constitutions” by Clement V. one of the popes so called

Born: Corio, Bernardine born in 1460

Publication: “Catholicon” by Fust, John a goldsmith of Mentz

Born: Grimani, Dominick cardinal

Died: Guarino Of Verona surnamed Veronese

Born: Linacre, Thomas one of the most eminent physicians and scholars of his age

Born: Matsys, Quintin artist

Died: Peacock, Reynold bishop

1461

Born: Acciaioli, Zanobio was born at Florence in 1461

Born: Alexander Ab Alexandro lawyer

Died: Lydgate, John poet

Died: Muller, John commonly called Regiomontanus

1462

Born: Badius, Josse Jodocus Badius Ascensius

Born: Dudley, Edmund lawyer

Born: Everard, Nicholas lawyer

Born: Pomponatius, Peter a modern Aristotelian

Born: Trithemius, John abbot

1463

Born: Achillini, Alexander a native of Bologna

Died: Flavio historian

Born: Marot, John poet

Died: Oliva, Alexander general of the Augustin monks

Born: Picus, John of Mirandula (?–1494)

1464

Born: Adriani, Marcel Virgil professor of the belles lettres

Died: Beckington, Thomas prelate

Publication: “Memoirs of his own times,” by Comines Lat. Cominæus

Died: Cusa, Nicholas De cardinal

Died: Pius Ii., Pope whose name was Æneas Sylvius Piccolomini

Died: Scala, Bartholomew an Italian

Died: Whethamstede, John abbot (1360–?)

1465

Born: Cortezi, Paul prelate

Born: Dunbar, William poet

Born: Fidelis, Cassandra a very learned lady

Born: Peutinger, Conrad scholar

Died: Phreas, John writer

Died: Valla, Lawrence a man of letters of great emience in the fifteenth century

1466

Died: Accolti, Benedetto historian

Born: Achillini, John Philotheus was born at Bologna in 1466

Born: Aquilano, Serafino so called from Aquila

Born: Aventin, John author of the Annals ofBavaria

Born: Colet, Dr. John divine (1466–1519)

Died: Donatello one of the principal revivers of sculpture in Italy

Born: Jacetius, Francis De Cataneis writer

Died: Kennedy, James bishop

Born: Pagninus, Sanctes an Italian of great skill in Oriental languages and biblical learning

Died: Tortellius, John otherwise Aretin

Publication: “De Latina Elegantia.” by Tortellius, John otherwise Aretin

1467

Born: Bourchier, Sir John lord Berners

Born: Budeus critic (?–1540)

Born: Carteromachus, Scipio whose proper name was Forteguerra

Born: Colocci, Angelo in Latin Angelus Colotius

Born: Erasmus, Desiderius one of the most illustrious of the revivers of learning

Died: Monstrelet, Enguerrand De historian

Publication: “Medltatione*,” by Torquemada, John De Dominican

1468

Born: Doria, Andrew a noble Genoese

Died: Dunois, John a brave French officer

Born: Enghelbrechtsen, Cornelius painter

Born: Lily, William an eminent English grammarian (?–1523)

1469

Publication: “Phalaridis Epistolae,” by Accolti, Francis the brother of Benedetto

Born: Ambrogio, Theseus a learned Italian orientalist

Born: Cajetan cardinal (?–1534)

Publication: “Recueil des Histoires de Troye,” by Caxton, William to whom this country owes the introduction of printing (1412–1492)

Born: Machiavel, Nicholas historian

Publication: “Naturalis Historia” by Plinius Secundus, Caius called the elder

Born: Porta, Baccio Della artist

1470

Born: Accio-Zucco, Surnamed Da Summa Campagna poet

Publication: “S. Chrysostomi homilias in Evangelium- S. Joannis, interprete F.A.” by Accolti, Francis the brother of Benedetto

Born: Bembo, Pietro in Lat. Petrus Bembus (?–1547)

Born: Boethius, Hector historian

Died: Boyd, Robert a nobleman of Scotland

Born: Britannico, John Angelo scholar

Born: Dovizi, Bernard cardinal

Publication: “Gasp. Pergamensis (Bergomensis) Epistolre,” by Gasparino, Banzizza one of the revivers of literature

Publication: “The Golden Legend;” by James Di Vouagine Dominican

Born: Justiniani, Augustin bishop

Born: Inghirami, Tomaso Fedra scholar

Born: Latimer, Hugh bishop

Born: Parrhasius, Aulus Janus an eminent grammarian in Italy

Died: Sanchez, Roderico prelate

Born: Stephanus, Henry and in France Estienne

Publication: “Expositio super toto Psalterio,” by Torquemada, John De Dominican

Publication: “Rhetorica Trapezuntina,” by Trapezuntius, George a learned modern Greek

1471

Publication: “Italia sacra,” by Altilio, Gabriel one of the Latin poets who flourished in Italy in the fifteenth century

Died: Beccadelli, Antony

Publication: “De Solemnitatibus totius anni,” by Caraccioli, Robert often called Hobertus de Licio

Born: Durer, Albert engraver

Publication: “Decor Puellarum,” by Jenson, Nicolas a celebrated printer and letter-founder of Venice

Publication: “Lives of the Popes,” by Ricaut, Sir Paul traveller

Publication: “Compound of Alchemic,” by Ripley, George poet

Born: Sarto, Andrea Del painter

Publication: “Regulne Cuncellariae,” by Sixtus Iv. is said by some writers to have been the son of a fisherman at Celles

Publication: “Elegantiae” by Valla, Lawrence a man of letters of great emience in the fifteenth century

Born: Wolsey, Thomas cardinal (?–1530)

1472

Died: Alberti, Leon Baptista artist

Born: Anysius, Janus poet

Born: Beroaldo, Philip the younger

Died: Bessarion, John one of the revivers of literature in the fifteenth century

Publication: “De Quadragesima, seu Quadragesimale perutilissimum de Pcenitentia,” by Caraccioli, Robert often called Hobertus de Licio

Born: Champier, Benedict Curtius Symphorien writer

Publication: “J. de Teramo compendium perbreve, consolatio Peccatorum nuncupatum, et apud nonnullos Belial vocitatum; id est, Processus Luciferi contra Jesum,” by Palladino, James known also by the name of James de Teramo

Born: Torrigiano, Peter an eminent Florentine sculptor

1473

Publication: “The Latin history of Florence, by Leonard d'Arezzo, translated into Italian,” by Acciaioli, Donato was of an illustrious family

Born: Antimachus, Mark-Antony one of the most celebrated Greek professors in Italy in the Sixteenth century

Publication: “Summula confessionis,” by Antonine, De Forciglioni archbishop

Publication: “De timorejudiciorum Dei,” by Caraccioli, Robert often called Hobertus de Licio

Publication: “De amore divinorum officiorum,” by Caraccioli, Robert often called Hobertus de Licio

Born: Copernicus, Nicholas astronomer

Born: Cuspinian, John whose German name was Speishammer

Born: Egnazio, Batista a learned Italian

Publication: “A book called Flos Naturarum,” by Geber, John astronomer

Born: Howard, Thomas earl of Surrey

Born: Longland, John prelate

Born: Maire, John Le poet

Born: Niphus, Augustine, a learned Italian

Publication: “Rudimenta Grammatices,” by Perot, Nicholas prelate (1429–?)

Publication: “De Sanguine Christi,” by Sixtus Iv. is said by some writers to have been the son of a fisherman at Celles

Died: Ursins, John Juvenal archbishop

1474

Publication: “Dialogus in Astrologiae defensionem, item Vaticinium a diluvio usque ad Christi annos 17,” by Abiosi mathematician

Publication: “Expositio in Horatii Flacci Opera,” by Acron, Helenius the name of an aneient scholiast on Horace

Publication: “La Fisionomie du conciliator Pierre de Apono,” by Apono, Peter astrologer

Born: Ariosto, Ludovico one of the most eminent Italian poets

Born: Buonarroti, Michel Angelo painter

Born: Casas, Bartholomy De Las a Spaniard

Born: Douglas, Gawin bishop

Publication: “Speculum Juris,” by Durand, William one of the most learned lawyers of the thirteenth century

Publication: “Scrutinium Scripturarum,” by Paul Of Burgos a learned Jew

Born: Tunstall, Cuthbert a very learned

Publication: “Ad Ubertinum Carariensem de ingenuis moribus opus e Magno Basileo, et e Xenophonti de tirannide Leonardi Aretini traductio.” by Vergerius, Peter Paul one of the most learned men of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries

1475

Publication: “Authoris incerti libellus de Thermis Puteolorum, et vicinis in Italia, a Fr. de Accoltis Aretino repertus, publicatus, &c.” by Accolti, Francis the brother of Benedetto

Born: Alamanni, Luigi poet (1475–1556)

Died: Albertini, Paul divine

Died: Andreas, John bishop

Died: Antonio, Da Messina so called because he was of that city

Publication: “Expositio problematum Aristotelis,” by Apono, Peter astrologer

Born: Berauld, Nicholas was born at Orleans in 1475

Publication: “Leonard! Aretini de Temporibus suis Libri duo,” by Bruni, Leonard historian

Publication: “Aristoteles de moribus ad Eudemum Latine Leon. Aretino interprete,” by Bruni, Leonard historian

Publication: “De Quadragesima,” by Caraccioli, Robert often called Hobertus de Licio

Died: Chastelain, George a Flemish gentleman

Publication: “Vita B. Laurentii Justiniarii,” by Justiniani, Bernard nephew of the above

Born: Leo X. was a pontiff whose history is so connected with that of literature and the reformation (?–1521)

Died: Palmieri, Matthew an Italian chronicler

Born: Ruccellai, John was born at Florence

1476

Born: Bayard, Peter Du Terrail, Chevalier De a brave and celebrated French officer

Publication: “Caii Plinii historia naturalis,” by Beroaldo, Philip the elder

Publication: “Speculum de laudibus B. Maria-,” by Bonaventure Of Padua cardinal

Publication: “Sylvae” by Calderinus, Domitius a man of great learning in the fifteenth century

Born: Nardi, James historian

Publication: “Satyrarum Hecatosticon prima decas (decades decem),” by Philelphus, Francis a learned Italian

Publication: “Panegyricus,” by Plinius Cæcilius Secundus, Gaius was born A. D. 62

Publication: “De Arte Grammatica,” by Priscianus an eminent grammarian of antiquity

Publication: “Centiaietrum.” by Servius, Maurus Honoratus critic

1477

Born: Ammonius, Andrew a native of Lucca

Publication: “Enarrationes in Ciceronis Orationes,” by Asconius, Pedianus an ancient grammarian of Padua who

Born: Biel, Gabriel one of the ablest scholastic divines of his time

Born: Cabot, Sebastian a navigator of great eminence? and abilities

Died: Campanus, John Anthony poet

Publication: “The history of the siege of Troy,” by Columna, Guy was a native of Messina in Sicily

Died: Decembrio, Peter Candide a name of great celebrity in the literary history of the fifteenth century

Born: Giorgione artist (?–1511)

Born: Sadolet, James a polite and learned Italian (?–1547)

Born: Schoner, John mathematician

Born: Valerianus, Pierius an ingenious and learned Italian (?–1538)

1478

Died: Acciaioli, Donato was of an illustrious family

Publication: “Expositio super libros Ethicorum Aristotelis, in novam traductionem Argyropili,” by Acciaioli, Donato was of an illustrious family

Died: Andronicus of Thessalonica

Publication: “Breviarium totius juris canonici,” by Attavanti, Paul generally known in Italy by the name of Father Paul of Florence

Born: Bayro, Peter De physician

Born: Capito, Wolfgang Fabricius an eminent Lutheran reformer (?–1541)

Born: Castiglione, Balthazar an eminent Italian nobleman

Publication: “Petri de Crescentiis rurahum commodorum, libri duodecim.” by Crescentius, Peter or

Died: Gozzoli, Benozzo artist

Publication: “De Sphaera Mundi,” by Holywood, John or Sacrobosco

Publication: “Anatomia omnium humani Corporis interiorum Membrorum,” by Mundinus physician

Born: Oviedo, John Gonsales D' in Spanish Gonçalo Hermandez de Oviedo Y Valdes

Born: Pellican, Conrad divine

Born: Sylvius, James physician (?–1555)

Born: Trissino, Johnn George poet

1479

Publication: “Tractatus brevis et utilis de Originali Peccato,” by Ægidius, De Columna one of the most learned divines of the thirteenth century

Born: Alberti, Leander adominican and provincial of his order

Born: Arco, Nicholas, Count Of poet

Publication: “Quadragesimale de reditu peccatoris ad Deum,” by Attavanti, Paul generally known in Italy by the name of Father Paul of Florence

Publication: “Expositio in Psalmos prenitentiales,” by Attavanti, Paul generally known in Italy by the name of Father Paul of Florence

Born: Calcagnini, Celio a canon of the church of Ferrara

Born: Cochlæus, John a native of Nuremberg

Born: Faber, John sirnamed from one of his works

Publication: “Malleus Hereticorum,” by Faber, John sirnamed from one of his works

Born: Giraldi, Lilio Gregokio in Latin Gy raid us

Born: Grollier, John an eminent patron of literature

Died: Raulin, John divine

Born: Razzi, Giantonio, Called Il Soddoma was born at Vercelli

1480

Born: Aleander, Jerome cardinal (?–1542)

Died: Amboise, George D' cardinal

Publication: “Historiarum opus seu Chronica libri viginti quatuor,” by Antonine, De Forciglioni archbishop

Born: Bless, Henry painter

Born: Castaldi, Cornelius lawyer

Died: Caxton, William to whom this country owes the introduction of printing (1412–1492)

Born: Chasseneuz, Bartholomew was born at IssyTEveque

Publication: “Treatise on the Theory of Harmony,” by Gaffurius, Franchinus writer

Publication: “Theoricum Opus Harmonicae Disciplinse,” by Gaffurius, Franchinus writer

Publication: “Successi dell‘ armata Turchescanella citta d’Otranto dell' anno 1480,” by Galateo, Antony writer

Publication: “Speculum Ecclesiae,” by Hugh De St. Cher cardinal

Born: More, Sir Thomas chancellor of England in the reign of Henry VIII. and one of the most illustrious 1Gent (?–1535)

Died: Perot, Nicholas prelate (1429–?)

Publication: “Fabulae,” by Philelphus, Francis a learned Italian

Born: Sabbatini, Andrea known likewise by the name of Andrea da Salerno

Born: Titian, Vecellio the great master of colour

Born: Whittington, Robert one of our early grammarians

1481

Born: Æmiliani, St. Jerome a nobleman

Publication: “Promptuarium medicinae,” by Donde, James physician

Publication: “Quadriregio” by Foligno, Federigo Frezzi Da poet

Born: Peruzzi, Baldassare painter

Died: Philelphus, Francis a learned Italian

Publication: “Pro Imperatoriis miiitaribus siguis dandis Constantio Sfortise Imperatori,” by Scala, Bartholomew an Italian

Born: Tisi, Benvenuto called IL Garofalo

1482

Publication: “Qucestiones de febribus,” by Apono, Peter astrologer

Publication: “Themistius” by Barbarus, Hermolaus was born in 1454 (?–1493)

Publication: “Annotationes in commentaries Servii Virgilianos,” by Beroaldo, Philip the elder

Born: Geldenhaur, Gerard Eobanus divine

Born: Guicciardini, Francis historian

Publication: “Sum of Divinity,” by Hales, Alexander divine

Born: Judah, Leo one of the reformers

Born: Lee, Edward archbishop

Born: Oecolampadius, John divine

Died: Porcellus, Peter a Neapolitan of the fifteenth century

1483

Died: Accolti, Francis the brother of Benedetto

Born: Amsdorf, Nicholas an associate of Luther in the reformation

Died: Arlotto one of those buffoons who disgrace the regular professions

Born: Cotta, John poet

Born: Eckius, John divine

Died: Estouteville, William D' cardinal

Died: Flemming, Robert was educated at Oxford

Born: Fracastorio, Jerom, poet and physician

Born: Franciabigio, Marco Antonio painter

Born: Gardiner, Stephen bishop (?–1555)

Born: Jovius, Paul historian

Born: Luther, Martin divine (?–1546)

Born: Navagero, Andrew, poet

Publication: “Onomasticon,” by Nestor, Dionysius one of the contributors to the restoration of classical learning

Born: Rabelais, Francis a celebrated French wit

Born: Raphael whose family name was Sanzio (?–1520)

1484

Publication: “Regimen Sanitatis,” by Albicus archbishop

Died: Altilio, Gabriel one of the Latin poets who flourished in Italy in the fifteenth century

Born: Ferrari, Gaudenzio artist

Born: Pordenone, John Antony Licinius known by the former name

Born: Vadianus, Joachim in German Von Watte

1485

Publication: “De Nativitatibus,” by Aben-Ezra -Hezer

Publication: “Hippocratis de rnedicorum astrologia libellus,” by Apono, Peter astrologer

Publication: “Magni Basilii Liber in Latinum translatus,” by Bruni, Leonard historian

Born: Bugenhagius, John one of the German reformers

Publication: “In Ibin” by Calderinus, Domitius a man of great learning in the fifteenth century

Born: Catherine Of Arragon Queen Of England (?–1536)

Born: Cerrati, Paul lawyer

Born: Cortes, Ferdinand a Spanish commander

Born: Gambara, Veronica an Italian poetess

Born: Goclenius, Conrad philologist

Born: Nerli, Philip De historian

Publication: “Belial’s trial” by Palladino, James known also by the name of James de Teramo

1486

Born: Ægidius, Peter lawyer

Born: Agrippa, Henry Cornelius a man of considerable learning (?–1535)

Publication: “Spousage pf a virgin to Christ,” by Alcock, John bishop

Born: Apel, John lawyer

Died: Bourchier, Thomas archbishop

Born: Estrees, John D' grand-master of the artillery of France

Died: Morton, John prelate

Born: Ramusio, John Baptist a valuable collector of voyages and travels

1487

Born: Bandinelli, Baccio an eminent sculptor

Publication: “Propertii opera cum commentariis,” by Beroaldo, Philip the elder

Born: Catharinus, Ambrose divine

Born: Coverdale, Miles bishop (?–1568)

Publication: “Stormy Cape.” by Diaz, Bartholomew a distinguished Portuguese navigator

Publication: “Confessional, or Interrogatorium,” by Foresti, James, Philip Of was born at Soldio

Publication: “Grammatical institutiones,” by Guarino Of Verona surnamed Veronese

Born: Guintier, John anatomist

Born: Lambert, Francis monk

Born: Ochinus, Bernardin a celebrated Italian

Born: Raimondi, Marc Antonio the most celebrated of the old masters in the art of engraving

Born: Zuinglius, Ulricus an able and zealous reformer of the church (?–1531)

1488

Born: Altorfer, Albrecht artist

Publication: “Amours,” by Andrelini, Publio Fausto poet

Born: Andrew so called from his father’s trade

Born: Audley, Thomas descended of an ancient and honourable family

Born: Barland, Adrian writer

Publication: “Annotationes in varies authores antiques,” by Beroaldo, Philip the elder

Publication: “Lectura super canonem Missae,” by Biel, Gabriel one of the ablest scholastic divines of his time

Born: Bocchi, Achilles scholar

Born: Eobanus, Hessus poet

Publication: “Arati Phenomena, Latinis versions tradita,” by Germanicus, Cæsar son of Drusus and of Antonia the virtuous niece of Augustus

Born: Gomez De Cividad Real, Alvarez poet

Born: Hutten, Ulric De a gentleman of Franconia

Born: Lorit, Henry commonly called Glareanus

Born: Magnus, John archbishop

Born: Montanus, John Baptist physician

Born: Penni, John Francis a native of Florence

Publication: “Mer des Histoires,” by Peter Comestor writer

1489

Publication: “Introductio ad Astronomiam” by Albumazar astrologer

Publication: “Commentarius in primum librum priorura analyticoruna Aristotelis,” by Alexander Aphrodiseus one of the most celebrated followers of Aristotle

Born: Amaseo, Romulus the son of Gregory Amaseo

Born: Benavidio, Mark in Latin Marcus Mantua Benavidius

Publication: “De Tempore, &c. Sanctorum,” by Caraccioli, Robert often called Hobertus de Licio

Publication: “De Christo,” by Caraccioli, Robert often called Hobertus de Licio

Publication: “Le Chevalier delibere, ou la Mort du Due de Bourgogne devant Nanci,” by Chastelain, George a Flemish gentleman

Born: Cranmer, Thomas archbishop

Publication: “De Gestis Attilae,” by Esperiente, Philip Callimachus historian

Born: Farel, William a learned minister of the church (?–1565)

Born: Ferreti, Æminus in Latin Ferrettus

Publication: “A Poem on the contempt of the World,” by Garland, John a grammarian

Died: Justiniani, Bernard nephew of the above

Born: Molza, Francis-Maria poet

Born: Munster, Sebastian divine

Publication: “Miscellanea” by Politian, Angelus a most ingenious and learned Italian

Publication: “Liber de Secretis, qui Aphorismorum appellatur,” by Rhazes called also Albubecar Mohamed

Born: Sturmius, James a German of great learning

1490

Publication: “Fasciculus rertim expetendarum,” by Ailli, Peter D' an eminent Romish ecclesiastic

Publication: “Orationes,” by Beroaldo, Philip the elder

Born: Bush, Paul bishop

Publication: “Chirurgix tractatus septem cum antidotario,” by Cauliac, Gui De an anatomical author of France

Born: Corregio, Antokio Allegri Da sometimes called Laeti

Born: Folengio, John Baptist was born at Mantua in 1490

Born: Gilles, Peter scholar

Born: Gustavus, Vasa king of Sweden

Born: Lindsay, Sir David poet

Born: Longueil, Christopher De scholar

Born: Primaticcio, Francis painter

Died: Ripley, George poet

1491

Publication: “Carmina,” by Augurello, John Aurelio an Italian

Born: Azpilcueta, Martin De commonly called Navarre

Publication: “De veris et salutaribus animi gaudiis,” by Bosso, Matthew scholar

Born: Bucer, Martin an eminent German reformer

Died: Esperiente, Philip Callimachus historian

Born: Folengo, Theophilus more known by his assumed name of Merlin Coccaio

Born: Loyola, Ignatious Of the founder of the order of Jesuits

Publication: “I daily devote the whole of my morning hours; the afternoon I give to the society of friends, those relaxations which are requisite for the preservation of health, and occasionally to the poets and orators, and similar studies of a lighter kind; my nights are divided betwixt sleep and the perusal of the Holy Scriptures.” by Picus, John of Mirandula (?–1494)

Died: Rouse, John antiquary

Born: Sepulveda, John Genes De writer

1492

Publication: “De regimine Principum,” by Ægidius, De Columna one of the most learned divines of the thirteenth century

Born: Agricola, John divine

Publication: “Parables” by Alanus De Insulis surnamed the Universal Doctor

Born: Alciati, Andrew lawyer

Publication: “Super mutuo Judaico et civili et divino,” by Annius which Bayle follows

Born: Aretino, Peter an author who once raised considerable fame by invective and indecency (?–1557)

Born: Bellay, John Du cardinal

Born: Borgia, Cæsar a monster of ambition and cruelty

Publication: “Recuperationes,” by Bosso, Matthew scholar

Born: Caravaggio, Polidoro Caldara Da artist

Publication: “History of Venice,” by Justiniani, Bernard nephew of the above

Born: Leo, Jons a skilful geographer

Born: Margaret Of Valois queen (?–1549)

Born: Pippi, Julio called more frequently Julio Romano

Born: Vives, Joan Lewis one of the revivers of literature

Born: White, Sir Thomas founder of St (?–1566)

Born: Wotton, Edward physician

1493

Publication: “Anatomiae, sive de historia corporis humani, lib. v.” by Benedictus, Alexander physician

Publication: “Epistolar. Lib. tres,” by Bosso, Matthew scholar

Publication: “Dialogus de humanae vitae conditione et toleranda corporis aegritudine,” by Brandolini, Aurelio of a noble family of Florence

Publication: “Chroniques de St. Denys,” by Chartier, Alain a native of Bayeux (1385–?)

Publication: “De Re Militari,” by Cornazzano, Antonio poet

Publication: “Topica juris.” by Everard, Nicholas lawyer

Died: Ghirlandaio, Domenico painter

Born: Grynæus, Simon a very learned German

Born: Gryphius, Sebastian a celebrated printer of Lyons

Publication: “Opera et Dies” by Hesiod poet

Born: Jonas, Justus divine

Born: Olahus, Nicholas prelate

Died: Reuchlin, John a learned German

1494

Born: Agricola, George physician

Born: Beaton, David archbishop (?–1546)

Died: Boiardo, Matteo-Maria count of Scandiano

Born: Bronchorst, John of Nimeguen

Died: Crinitus, Peter scholar (1475–1507)

Born: Finæus, Orontius in French Finé

Born: Francis I. king of France (?–1547)

Born: Jacobs, Lucas commonly called Lucas Van Leyden

Publication: “Boke of Johan Bochas,” by Lydgate, John poet

Born: Maurolico, Francis mathematician

Died: Merula, George an Italian of very uncommon talents and learning

Born: Parmentiek, John poet

Publication: “Anthologia” by Planudes, Maximus monk

Died: Pulci, Luigi one of the most famous Italian poets

Publication: “Itinerarium” by Rutilius, Numatianus poet

Born: Soto, Dominic Dominican

Born: Udine, Giovanna Da artist

1495

Publication: “Commentary on Isaiah” by Abrabanel, Isaac rabbi

Publication: “Commentaria,” by Accolti, Francis the brother of Benedetto

Publication: “De Intelligentiis” by Alfarabi philosopher

Born: Apian, Peter called in German Brenkwitz

Publication: “Commentary on Aristotle” by Averroes philosopher

Born: Bale, John in Latin Baleus or Balæus

Born: Benedictus, Alexander physician

Born: Bernardi Del Castel Bolognese, John so called from Castel Bolognese in the Romania

Publication: “Orlando Innamorato” by Boiardo, Matteo-Maria count of Scandiano

Publication: “De Instituendo Sapientia animo,” by Bosso, Matthew scholar

Publication: “Geometria Speculativa, cum Arithmetica specuiativa,” by Bradwardine, Thomas archbishop

Publication: “De proportionibus,” by Bradwardine, Thomas archbishop

Publication: “De quadratura circuli,” by Bradwardine, Thomas archbishop

Born: Brissot, Peter physician

Publication: “Vitas Patrum,” by Caxton, William to whom this country owes the introduction of printing (1412–1492)

Born: Clarius, Isidorus one of the most learned divines in the sixteenth century

Born: Forster, John divine

Publication: “Sermons” by Glanvil, Bartholomew writer

Died: Mendoza, Gonzales Peter De cardinal

1496

Publication: “De Luminaribus et Diebus criticis liber,” by Aben-Ezra -Hezer

Born: Barros, John historian

Publication: “Sermones de adventu,” by Caraccioli, Robert often called Hobertus de Licio

Publication: “Repertorium Juris,” by Durand, William one of the most learned lawyers of the thirteenth century

Publication: “Practica Musicse utriusque Cantus,” by Gaffurius, Franchinus writer

Publication: “Baptists Guarini Veronensis poemata Latina,” by Guarino Of Verona surnamed Veronese

Publication: “Destructorium Vitiorum,” by Hales, Alexander divine

Born: Maitland, Sir Richard a cultivator and preserver of Scotch poetry

Born: Marot, Clement was born at Cahors

Publication: “Defensio curatorum adversus fratres mendicantes,” by Richard archbishop

Publication: “Apologia contra vituperatores civitatis Florentiae,” by Scala, Bartholomew an Italian

Born: Trincavelli, Victor physician

1497

Publication: “Urbani Grammatica Græca,” by Bolzanio, Urbano Valeriano one of the revivers of letters in the fifteenth century

Died: Brandolini, Aurelio of a noble family of Florence

Born: Coxis, Michael artist

Born: Danes, Peter born in 1497

Publication: “A Treatise of illustrious Women,” by Foresti, James, Philip Of was born at Soldio

Publication: “Variae oblectationis oriuscula; nempe contra valido^ mend.icantes Beghardos et Beghinos,” by Hemmerlin, Felix which has the same meaning as Hemmerlin in German

Born: Hennuyer, John bishop

Publication: “Lac Puesorum. M. Holti. Mylke for chyldren,” by Holte, John author of the first Latin grammar of any noie in England

Publication: “De Myst. Ægypt. Chald. et Assyr. necnon et alii Tractatus Philosophici,” by Jamblicus a native of Chalcis in Ccelosyria

Publication: “Liber de Epidemia quam Itali morbum Gallicum vocant,” by Leonicenus, Nicholas an eminent Italian phy-

Born: Melancthon, Philip whom the common consent of all ecclesiastical historians has placed among the most eminent of the reformers

Born: Musculus, Wolfgang divine

Born: Nonius, Peter mathematician

Publication: “De generibus metrorum,” by Perot, Nicholas prelate (1429–?)

Publication: “Odae,” by Philelphus, Francis a learned Italian

Publication: “The Treasure of the City of Dames,” by Pisan, Christina De an Italian by birth

Born: Wotton, Nicholas dean

1498

Publication: “Majene Hajeschua;” by Abrabanel, Isaac rabbi

Born: Aertgen painter

Publication: “Galli Cantus ad Confratres suos curatos in Synodo apud Barnwell, 25 Sept. 1498,” by Alcock, John bishop

Born: Bianchi, Mark Anthony lawyer

Publication: “Libri duo paradoxorum Chris tianorum,” by Brandolini, Aurelio of a noble family of Florence

Publication: “De ratione scribendi Epistolas,” by Brandolini, Aurelio of a noble family of Florence

Publication: “De Bello Punico Libri tres,” by Bruni, Leonard historian

Born: Clovio, Juuus justly celebrated for his astonishing miniatures and illuminations in missals and other religious books

Born: Fazzello, Thomas historian

Born: Flaminio, Mark Anthony poet

Born: Gelenius, Sigismund a learned German

Born: Gelli, John Baptist writer

Born: Govea, Andrew in Latin Goveanus (1493–?)

Born: Hemskirk, Martin painter

Born: Holbein, John painter

Publication: “Comm. Petri Cirvilli Hisp.” by Holywood, John or Sacrobosco

Born: Lupset, Thomas scholar (?–1532)

Born: Nizolius, Marius scholar

Born: Osiander, Andrew divine

Publication: “A Collection of Proverbs,” by Vergil, Polydore writer

Publication: “That he should never quit his church of Toledo; that no pension should be charged on his archbishopric (one of the richest in the world); and that no infringement of the privileges and immunities of his church should ever be attempted.” by Ximenes, Francis statesman

Events noted in 1450