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. |
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| Summary: | 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 of the library. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Basbanes Collection copy is part of the Nicholas A. Basbanes collection. |
| Physical Description: | xviii, 252 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780300120349 0300120346 |