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1552 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1552. Events *June – Sir David Lyndsay (poet), David Lyndsay's Middle Scots satirical morality play ''A Satire of the Three Estates'' first performed publicly in full, at Cupar in Fife. *''unknown dates'' **Giachem Bifrun produces the first printed book in the Swiss Romansh language (Putèr), ''Christiauna fuorma'', a catechism. **Belgrade printing house is established. **''Ralph Roister Doister'', the first known comedy in the English, is written by London schoolmaster Nicholas Udall for his pupils to perform. New books Prose *Book of Common Prayer (revised) *Bartolomé de las Casas – ''A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias)'' (written 1542) *François Rabelais – ''Le Quart Livre'' *Gerónimo de Santa Fe (posthumously) – ''Hebræomastix'' *''Libellus de Medicinalibus Indorum Herbis (Little Book of the Medicinal Herbs of the In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Short Account Of The Destruction Of The Indies
''A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies'' () is an account written by the Spanish Dominican friar Bartolomé de las Casas in 1542 (published in 1552) about the mistreatment of and atrocities committed against the indigenous peoples of the Americas in colonial times and sent to then prince Philip II of Spain. Background Bartolomé de las Casas explains in the prologue that his fifty years of experience in Spanish colonies in the Indies granted him both moral legitimacy and accountability for writing this account. In 1516, Las Casas was granted the title of Protector of the Indians by Cardinal Cisneros after he submitted a report on their population decline due to harsh labor and mistreatment by colonial officials. During the time when Las Casas served as the Protector of the Indians, several clerics from the Order of Saint Jerome attempted to reform systems which used the native populace as laborers. However, Las Casas found their attempts insufficient to protect th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1630 In Literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1630. Events *April 10 – English literature, drama, and education lose a major patron and benefactor when William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke and Lord Chamberlain of England, dies at Baynard's Castle in London. * June – Scottish-born Presbyterian Alexander Leighton is brought before Archbishop William Laud's Star Chamber court in England for publishing the seditious pamphlet ''An Appeale to the Parliament, or, Sions Plea Against the Prelacy'' (printed in the Netherlands, 1628). He is sentenced to be pilloried and whipped, have his ears cropped, one side of his nose slit, and his face branded with "SS" (for "sower of sedition"), to be imprisoned, and be degraded from holy orders. New books Prose *Johann Heinrich Alsted – ''Encyclopaedia'' *Thomas Dekker (poet), Thomas Dekker – ''London Look Back'' *Thomas Randolph (poet), Thomas Randolph – ''Aristippus, or The Jovial Philosopher'' and ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agrippa D'Aubigné
Théodore-Agrippa d'Aubigné (, 8 February 155229 April 1630) was a French poet, soldier, propagandist and chronicler. His Epic poetry, epic poem ''Les Tragiques'' (1616) is widely regarded as his masterpiece. In a book about his Catholic contemporary Jean de La Ceppède, the English poet Keith Bosley called d'Aubigné "the epic poet of the Protestant cause," during the French Wars of Religion. Bosley added, however, that after d'Aubigné's death, he "was forgotten until the Romantic poets, Romantics rediscovered him." Life Born at the Château of Saint-Maury, near Pons, Charente-Maritime, Pons, in present-day Charente-Maritime, his father was Jean d'Aubigné, who was involved in the 1560 Huguenot Amboise conspiracy to seize power by staging a palace coup, kidnapping King Francis II of France, and arresting his Catholic advisors. After the defeat of the plot, d'Aubigné's father strengthened his Calvinist sympathies by showing him, while they were passing through Amboise, the head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
February 8
Events Pre-1600 * 421 – Constantius III becomes co-emperor of the Western Roman Empire. * 1238 – The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir. * 1250 – Seventh Crusade: Crusaders engage Ayyubid forces in the Battle of Al Mansurah. * 1347 – The Byzantine civil war of 1341–47 ends with a power-sharing agreement between John VI Kantakouzenos and John V Palaiologos. * 1587 – Mary, Queen of Scots is executed on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. 1601–1900 *1601 – Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, unsuccessfully rebels against Queen Elizabeth I. * 1693 – The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, the second-oldest institution of higher education in the Thirteen Colonies, is granted a charter by King William III and Queen Mary II. * 1807 – Napoleon defeats the coalition forces of Russian General Bennigsen and Prussian General L'Esto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1552 In Poetry
Works French * Jean Antoine de Baïf, ''Les Amours de Méline'' * Joachim du Bellay, ''XIII Sonnets de l'honnête amour'', influenced by Pontus de Tyard * Nostradamus, ''Centuries'', a book of prophecies presented in rhymesKurian, George Thomas, ''Timetables of World Literature'', New York: Facts on File Inc., 2003, * Pierre de Ronsard, France: ** ''Fifth Book of Odes'' (see also first four books 1550)"La vie de Louise Labé" , a chronology, retrieved May 17, 2009. 2009-05-20. ** ''Les Amours de P. de Ronsard Vandomoys, Ensemble de Bocages'', sonnets ** ''Oeuvres de l'invention de l'Auteur'' Other * , ''A Myrrour for Man'' ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Sachs
Hans Sachs (5 November 1494 – 19 January 1576) was a German ''Meistersinger'' ("mastersinger"), poetry, poet, playwright, and shoemaking, shoemaker. Biography Hans Sachs was born in Nuremberg (). As a child he attended a singing school that was held in the church of Nuremberg. This helped to awaken in him a taste for poetry and music.2009 Jean Henri Merle D'Aubign, History of the Great Reformation of the Sixteenth Century in Germany, Switzerland. General Books His father was a tailor. He attended Latin school () in Nuremberg. When he was 14 he took up an apprenticeship as a shoemaker. After the apprenticeship, at age 17, he was a journeyman and set out on his Journeyman years (''Wanderjahre'' or ''Walz''), that is, travelling about with companions and students. Over several years he worked at his craft in many towns, including Regensburg, Passau, Salzburg, Munich, Osnabrück, Lübeck, and Leipzig. In 1513 he reached the small town of Wels, where he remained for a time, devo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Lyndsay
Sir David Lyndsay of the Mount (c. 1486 – c. 1555; surname sometimes transcribed as Lindsay) was a Scottish knight, poet, and herald who gained the highest heraldic office of Lyon King of Arms. He remains a well regarded poet whose works reflect the spirit of the Renaissance, specifically as a makar. Biography He was the son of David Lyndsay – second of the Mount (Fife), and of Garmylton ( Haddingtonshire) – who died ''circa'' 1503. Lyndsay the younger's place of birth and early education are unknown, but he may have attended the University of St Andrews, on the books of which appears an entry "Da Lindesay" for the session 1508–1509. He was engaged as a courtier in the Royal Household; first as an equerry, then as an usher (assistant to a head-tutor) to the future King James V of Scotland. His poems mention that he was involved in the education of James V and some contain advice for the young king. The Treasurer's Accounts are missing from September 1518 to June 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Badiano
Juan Badiano (1484-after 1552) was the translator of Libellus de Medicinalibus Indorum Herbis ca. 1552, from Nahuatl to Latin. The book was a compendium of 250 medicinal herbs used by the Aztecs. This compilation was originally done by Martin de la Cruz (another Indian who was baptised with this Christian name). This catalogue is a historic document, since it shows the Aztec's advancements in medicine. Badiano was born in Xochimilco, Mexico, and taught Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ... in the school of Tlatelolco, where he attended with Martin de la Cruz and proved to be an outstanding student. References External links Don Juan Badiano y don Martin de la Cruz Spanish article on Cruz-Badiano Codex Nahua people 1484 births Year of death unknown 16t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martín De La Cruz
Martin may refer to: Places Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Europe * Martin, Croatia, a village * Martin, Slovakia, a city * Martín del Río, Aragón, Spain * Martín River, a tributary of the Ebro river in Spain * Martin (Val Poschiavo), Switzerland England * Martin, Hampshire * Martin, Kent * Martin, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, a hamlet and former parish * Martin, North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, a village and parish * Martin Hussingtree, Worcestershire * Martin Mere, a lake in Lancashire ** WWT Martin Mere, a wetland nature reserve that includes the lake and surrounding areas North America Canada * Rural Municipality of Martin No. 122, Saskatchewan, Canada * Martin Islands, Nunavut, Canada United States * Martin, Florida * Martin, Georgia * Martin, Indiana * Martin, Kentucky * Martin, Louisiana * Martin, Michigan * Martin, Nebraska * Martin, North Dakota * Martin, Ohio * Martin, South Caro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nahuatl Language
Nahuatl ( ; ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about Nahuas, most of whom live mainly in Central Mexico and have smaller populations Nahuatl language in the United States, in the United States. Nahuatl has been spoken in central Mexico since at least the seventh century CE. It was the language of the Mexica, who dominated what is now central Mexico during the Late Postclassic period of Mesoamerican chronology, Mesoamerican history. During the centuries preceding the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, the Aztecs had expanded to incorporate a large part of central Mexico. Their influence caused the variety of Nahuatl spoken by the residents of Tenochtitlan to become a prestige language in Mesoamerica. Following the Spanish conquest, Spanish colonists and missionaries introduced the Latin script, and Nahuatl became a literary language. Many chronicles, gram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libellus De Medicinalibus Indorum Herbis
The ''Libellus de Medicinalibus Indorum Herbis'' (Latin for "Little Book of the Medicinal Herbs of the Indians") is an Aztec herbal manuscript, describing the medicinal properties of 250 plants used by the Aztecs. It was translated into Latin by Juan Badiano, from a Nahuatl original composed in the Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco in 1552 by Martín de la Cruz that is no longer extant. The ''Libellus'' is also known as the Badianus Manuscript, after the translator; the Codex de la Cruz-Badiano, after both the original author and translator; and the Codex Barberini, after Cardinal Francesco Barberini, who had possession of the manuscript in the early 17th century. The Badianus Manuscript of 1552 is the first illustrated and descriptive scientific text of Nahua medicine and botany produced in the Americas. It is a significant text in the history of botany and the history of medicine. History In 1552 Jacobo de Grado, the friar in charge of the Convent of Tlatelolco and the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
