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This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in the 13th century. ''See also:'' 13th century in poetry, 12th century in literature, 14th century in literature, list of years in literature. ==Events== *1204 - The Imperial Library of Constantinople is destroyed by Christian knights of the Fourth Crusade and its contents burned or sold. *1211 - Hélinand of Froidmont begins compiling his ''Chronicon''. *1226: By August - The biographical poem ''L'histoire de Guillaume le Maréchal'', commissioned to commemorate the life of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (d. 1219), a rare example at this time of a life of a lay person, is completed, probably by a Tourangeau layman called John in the southern Welsh Marches.〔 〕 *1240 - Albert of Stade joins the Franciscan order and begins his chronicle. *1249: September 27 - Chronicler Guillaume de Puylaurens is present at the death of Raymond VII of Toulouse. *1251 - The carving of the ''Tripitaka Koreana'', a collection of Buddhist scriptures recorded on some 81,000 wooden blocks, is completed. *1258: February 13 - The House of Wisdom in Baghdad is destroyed by forces of the Mongol Empire following the end of the Siege of Baghdad. It is said that the waters of the Tigris run black with ink from the enormous quantities of books flung into the river and red from the blood of the philosophers and scientists killed. *1274: May 1 - In Florence, the nine-year-old Dante Alighieri first sees the eight-year-old Beatrice, his lifelong muse. *1276 - Merton College, Oxford, is first recorded as having a collection of books, making its Library the world's oldest in continuous daily use. *1283 - Ram Khamhaeng, ruler of the Sukhothai Kingdom, creates the Thai alphabet (อักษรไทย), according to tradition. *1289 - Library of the Collège de Sorbonne, earliest predecessor of the Bibliothèque de la Sorbonne, is founded in Paris. *1298–1299 - Marco Polo dictates his ''Travels'' to Rustichello da Pisa while in prison in Genoa, according to tradition. *1300: Easter - The events of Dante's ''Divine Comedy'' take place. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「13th century in literature」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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