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Book/Printed Material Books 1--5 of the Histories. Historiarum libri I-V (Lateinische Ãœbersetzung des Cristoforo Persona)

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Title

  • Books 1--5 of the Histories.

Other Title

  • Historiarum libri I-V (Lateinische Ãœbersetzung des Cristoforo Persona)

Summary

  • Under the influence of Italian humanism and of his book-collector tutor János Vitéz, the Archbishop of Esztergom, Matthias Corvinus of Hungary (1443--1490) developed a passion for books and learning. Elected king of Hungary in 1458 at the age of 14, Matthias won great acclaim for his battles against the Ottoman Turks and his patronage of learning and science. He created the Bibliotheca Corvinian, in its day one of Europe's finest libraries. After his death, and especially after the conquest of Buda by the Turks in 1541, the library was dispersed and much of the collection was destroyed, with the surviving volumes scattered all over Europe. This codex, one of eight manuscripts originally in the Corvinus Library and now preserved in the Bavarian State Library, contains a Latin translation of De bello Gothicorum (Concerning the Gothic war). The text is an account of the years from 552 to 559 by the Greek author Agathias (sixth century AD); the translation is by Cristoforo Persona (1416--1485), the prefect of the Vatican Library from 1484 onward. The Latin text appears in humanistic book script, richly illuminated by Joachinus de Gigantibus, and is dedicated by Persona to Corvinus. The Bibliotheca Corviniana Collection was inscribed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register in 2005.

Names

  • Agathias, died 582 Author.
  • Gigantibus, Gioacchino di Giovanne de, flourished 1453-1485 Illuminator.
  • Persona, Cristoforo, 1416-1485 Translator.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1483 to 1484]

Headings

  • -  Italy
  • -  552 to 559
  • -  Agathias, died 582
  • -  Codex
  • -  Illuminations
  • -  Italy--History--Gothic War, 535-555
  • -  Memory of the World

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "BSB shelfmark: Clm 294"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: II + 168 leaves, vellum : illustrations ; 28.3 x 21 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Bavarian State Library.
  • -  Content in Latin.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Source Collection

  • Bibliotheca Corviniana

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667666

Online Format

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  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Agathias, Died 582 Author, Gioacchino Di Giovanne De Gigantibus, and Cristoforo Persona. Books 1--5 of the Histories. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1484, 1483] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667666/.

APA citation style:

Agathias, D. 5. A., Gigantibus, G. D. G. D. & Persona, C. (1483) Books 1--5 of the Histories. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1484] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667666/.

MLA citation style:

Agathias, Died 582 Author, Gioacchino Di Giovanne De Gigantibus, and Cristoforo Persona. Books 1--5 of the Histories. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1484, 1483] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667666/>.