The Raven King : Matthias Corvinus and the fate of his lost library /
Recounts the true story of Matthias Corvinus, the "Raven King," who sought to build the greatest library in Christendom in the fifteenth century, only to have it plundered by the Ottoman Empire after his death, and examines how Hungary's royal family has tried to restore the contents...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
[2008]
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| Edition: | Advance uncorrected page proof. |
| Subjects: |
Cushing: Nicholas Basbanes (Does not check out)
| Call Number: |
DB931 .T36 2008b |
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| Notes: |
Donated by Nicholas A. Basbanes 20151124 This copy was acquired as part of the "Nicholas A. Basbanes Collection." To access the collection, please contact the Cushing Library Reading Room. |
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| Call Number | Status | Get It |
| DB931 .T36 2008b | Available | |