Query: 1558, 1554, or 1555 books
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
Heptaméron
Meshari
A Description of the Northern Peoples
The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstruous Regiment of Women
Lazarillo de Tormes
Gosudarev Rodoslovets
Historia animalium (Gessner book)
Traité des fardemens
The Regrets
Magia Naturalis
Historia de omnibus Gothorum Sueonumque regibus
Les Prophéties
Il Galateo
Evidence from documents: Heptaméron: The '''''Heptaméron''''' is a collection of 72 short stories written in French by Marguerite de Navarre (1492–1549), published posthumously in 1558.
Meshari: Excerpt from ''Meshari'' by Gjon Buzuku.
'''''Meshari''''' (Albanian for "Missal") is the oldest published book in Albanian. The book was written by Gjon Buzuku, a Catholic cleric in 1555.
A Description of the Northern Peoples: '''''Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus''''' was a monumental work by Olaus Magnus on the Nordic countries, printed in Rome 1555.
The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstruous Regiment of Women: is a polemical work by the Scottish reformer John Knox, published in 1558.
Lazarillo de Tormes: '''''The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes and of His Fortunes and Adversities''''' ( ) is a Spanish novella, published anonymously because of its anticlerical content. It was published simultaneously in three cities in 1554: Alcalá de Henares, Burgos and Antwerp.
Gosudarev Rodoslovets: '''''Gosudarev Rodoslovets''''' () was the first official genealogical register ever compiled in Russia. It was compiled about 1555 under the rule of Ivan IV of Russia for the purposes of settling mestnichestvo disputes between high-ranking officials. Historian Nikolay Likhachyov identifies Yelizar Tsiplyatev, a diak, as its main editor. The register was later incorporated into the Velvet Book.
Historia animalium (Gessner book): Tiger and leopard, Book 1:''Viviparous Quadrupeds''
'''''Historia animalium''''' ("History of the Animals"), published at Zurich in 1551–1558
Traité des fardemens: Nostradamus's '''''Traité des fardemens et confitures''''', variously entitled ''Moult utile opuscule...'' and ''Le vrai et parfaict embellissement de la face...'', was first published in 1555, even though it contained a ''Proem'', or prologue, dated 1552.
The Regrets: '''''The Regrets''''' (originally in French ''Les Regrets'') is a collection of poetry by the French Renaissance poet Joachim du Bellay, published in 1558.
Magia Naturalis: '''''''''' (in English, '''''Natural Magic''''') is a work of popular science by Giambattista della Porta first published in Naples in 1558.
Historia de omnibus Gothorum Sueonumque regibus: Frontispiece of the 1558 edition of the ''Historia'', published in Basel.


The '''''Historia de omnibus Gothorum Sueonumque regibus''''' (''The history of all Geatish and Swedish kings'') is a posthumously published, partly pseudo-historical work by Johannes Magnus, Sweden's last Catholic archbishop. In 1554 (ten years after his death) it was published in Latin by his brother Olaus Magnus.
Les Prophéties: '''''Les Prophéties''''' ('''''The Prophecies''''') is a collection of prophecies by French physician Nostradamus, the first edition of which appeared in 1555 by the publishing house Macé Bonhomme.
Il Galateo: '''''Galateo: The Rules of Polite Behavior''''' (''Il Galateo, overo de' costumi'') by Florentine Giovanni Della Casa (1503–56) was published in Venice in 1558.