1548 in literature

• 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. ==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 ==References==