Theme

History of Literature

Pivotal moments in literature across human history.

Compilation of the Kama Sutra

LiteratureCompilation of the Kama Sutrac. 400 CE · India (likely Pataliputra)Vatsyayana compiles the treatise on love, desire, and social conduct.

Creation of the Beowulf Manuscript

LiteratureCreation of the Beowulf Manuscriptc. 1016 CE · England (likely Canterbury or Winchester)A single scribe transcribes the epic poem Beowulf onto parchment.

Production of the Shahnama Manuscript

LiteratureProduction of the Shahnama Manuscriptc. 1330 CE · Tabriz, IranIllustrated copies of the Persian national epic are commissioned by the Ilkhanids.