1512 in literature

This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1512.

Events

 * unknown dates
 * Urbatagirk (Ուրբաթագիրք, "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.

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