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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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Main Author:	Tanner, Marcus (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New Haven : Yale University Press, [2008]
Edition:	Advance uncorrected page proof.
Subjects:	Matthias > I, > King of Hungary, > 1443-1490. Matthias > I, > King of Hungary, > 1443-1490 > Library. Hungary > Kings and rulers > Biography. Hungary > History > Matthias I, 1458-1490. Biographies.

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