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    Bibliotheca Corviniana was one of the most renowned libraries of the Renaissance world, established by Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary, in Buda Castle...
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    an enlightened patron of the arts and learning. His library, the Bibliotheca Corviniana, was Europe's greatest collection of historical chronicles, philosophic...
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    statuses. Matthias patronized art and science; his royal library, the Bibliotheca Corviniana, was one of the largest collections of books in Europe. With his...
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  • this date, Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary, begins to form the Bibliotheca Corviniana, Europe's largest secular library. 1461 – Albrecht Pfister is pioneering...
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    added. Inside the palace were two rooms with golden ceilings: the Bibliotheca Corviniana and a passage with the frescoes of the twelve signs of the Zodiac...
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    Piotr (14 January 2012). "Bibliotheca Corviniana: Z dziejów kultury węgierskiej w późnym Średniowieczu" [Bibliotheca Corviniana: From the History of Hungarian...
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    Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana to the care of his librarian, the humanist Bartolomeo Platina in February 1475. The Hungarian Bibliotheca Corviniana was...
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    Renaissance had a great influence on the city. His library, the Bibliotheca Corviniana, was Europe's greatest collection of historical chronicles and philosophic...
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    printing press in Buda in 1472. Matthias Corvinus's library, the Bibliotheca Corviniana, was Europe's greatest collections of secular books: historical...
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    of arms. Matthias Corvinus of Hungary named his famous library (Bibliotheca Corviniana) after the bird. It might have inspired the uniform and name of...
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    the Austrian–Hungarian War of 1477–1488. Matthias's library, the Bibliotheca Corviniana, was Europe's greatest collection of historical chronicles and works...
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    most of the speeches survived as late as the 15th century in the Bibliotheca Corviniana, library of Matthias Corvinus, king of Hungary, but was later destroyed...
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    his writings, Petančić contributed illuminated manuscripts to the Bibliotheca Corviniana in Hungary. Petančić was born in Dubrovnik in the Republic of Ragusa...
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    Hungary was the Chronica Hungarorum. Matthias Corvinus' library, the Bibliotheca Corviniana, was among Europe's greatest collections of secular historical chronicles...
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    University of Budapest refers to the name of Corvinae (codices). Bibliotheca Corviniana was one of the most renowned libraries of the Renaissance world...
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  • in Amsterdam. c. September – Following the Battle of Mohács, the Bibliotheca Corviniana in Ofen is destroyed by troops of the Ottoman Empire. September...
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    the most brilliant in Europe" (Miklós Molnár). His library, the Bibliotheca Corviniana with its 2,000 manuscripts, was the second greatest in size among...
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  • called Stellarium to the ruler of Hungary. It became part of the Bibliotheca Corviniana. Mathias made him a noble man. In Later on he left Hungary and moved...
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    taken to the Plaza Bib-Rambla, where most of them were burned. Bibliotheca Corviniana Buda Hungary 1526 Ottoman Turks Library was destroyed by Ottomans...
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    interest she shared with Matthias: she encouraged his work with the Bibliotheca Corviniana, built the palace Visegrád as a residence for the court, and created...
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    Electronic Library Electronic Periodicals Archive and Database Bibliotheca Corviniana Digitalis program (Matvin's Corvinas) The Historical Chronology...
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  • translation of the Bible is printed by Jacob van Liesvelt in Antwerp. The Bibliotheca Corviniana in Ofen is destroyed by troops of the Ottoman Empire. 1530 January...
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    in the treasure chamber for six weeks each year. As part of the Bibliotheca Corviniana, the Corvines of Dresden have been admitted into the Memory of the...
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    border disputes with the rivalling Szapolyai dynasty. Parts of the Bibliotheca Corviniana ended up in Wolfenbüttel, due to Beatrice. After Beatrice's death...
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    for the famous Hungarian royal library of King Matthias Corvinus (Bibliotheca Corviniana). The core text was written in Buda in 1490. The title page reflects...
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    Francesco Sassetti in 1470 which subsequently formed part of the Bibliotheca Corviniana, prior to it being stolen by the Ottomans, acquired by her ancestor...
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    Cultural Organization". unesco.org. Retrieved 6 April 2020. "The Bibliotheca Corviniana Collection | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural...
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  • Matthias Corvinus (1443–1490), King of Hungary. His library, the Bibliotheca Corviniana, was second in size and significance to the Vatican library DMP ·...
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    lost because the only copies of them had been kept in the famed Bibliotheca Corviniana at Buda, destroyed during the Ottoman conquest. Cuspinian's best...
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  • Alexander Brassicanus". Catholic Encyclopedia. Diego Baldi. La Bibliotheca Corviniana di Buda e la praefatio ad Salvianum (ovvero l’Epistola de Bibliothecis)...
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