Standardization of vernacular languages through print (1500–1750)

1. Nebrija’s Castilian grammar printed

   Aug 18, 1492Labels: Antonio de, Castilian grammar

   • Library Congress
   • Cambridge Core

2. Fortunio publishes early Italian grammar

   Jan 1, 1516Labels: Giovanni Fortunio, Italian grammar

   • Wikipedia

3. Luther’s German New Testament published

   Sep 1, 1522Labels: Martin Luther, German New

   • Museum Bible

4. Bembo codifies Tuscan-based literary Italian

   Jan 1, 1525Labels: Pietro Bembo, Tuscan Italian

   • Britannica

5. Oliveira prints first Portuguese grammar

   Jan 1, 1536Labels: Fern o, Portuguese grammar

   • Wikipedia
   • Wikipedia

6. Barros publishes Portuguese grammar for teaching

   Jan 1, 1540Labels: Jo o, Portuguese pedagogy

   • Wikipedia
   • Wikipedia

7. Accademia della Crusca founded in Florence

   Jan 1, 1583Labels: Accademia della, Florence

   • Crusca
   • Wikipedia

8. Covarrubias issues monolingual Spanish dictionary

   Jan 1, 1611Labels: Sebasti n, Spanish dictionary

   • Oxford
   • Wikipedia

9. Crusca publishes first Italian dictionary

   Jan 1, 1612Labels: Accademia della, Italian dictionary

   • Crusca
   • Wikipedia

10. Académie française created to regulate French

    Jan 1, 1635Labels: Acad mie, Cardinal Richelieu

    • Institut France

11. First Académie française dictionary published

    Jan 1, 1694Labels: Acad mie, French dictionary

    • Institut France

12. Real Academia Española founded in Madrid

    Jan 1, 1713Labels: Real Academia, Madrid

    • RAE

13. RAE begins publishing Diccionario de autoridades

    Jan 1, 1726Labels: Diccionario de, Real Academia

    • RAE
    • RAE

14. RAE completes Diccionario de autoridades

    Jan 1, 1739Labels: Diccionario de, Real Academia

    • RAE
    • RAE