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Rerum Hungaricarum Decades
The ''Rerum Hungaricarum decades'' (Latin for "Decades of Hungarian History") () is a Latin medieval chronicle from the Kingdom of Hungary from 1497. The work was written by the Italian humanist, Antonio Bonfini () who was commissioned by King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary in 1488. Antonio Bonfini (1427–1502) made an invaluable contribution to Hungarian historiography with his work, which was considered the principal source on the subject in European academic circles until the late 1700s. History of the chronicle The Italian humanist Bonfini arrived at the court of King Matthias Corvinus in 1486. The Hungarian king entrusted him with a great literary project in 1488. After the death of Matthias, his successor, Vladislaus II, also recognized the importance of the work, allowing Bonfini to continue it intermittently until 1497. According to financial records of Vladislaus II, by 1494–95 the manuscript was nearing completion. These records include purchases of parchment for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Bonfini
Antonio Bonfini (Latin variant: ''Antonius Bonfinius'') (1427‒1502) was an Italian humanist and poet serving as a court historian in Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ... under King Matthias Corvinus during the last years of his career. Bonfini was commissioned by Matthias Corvinus to produce a work chronicling the History of Hungary. Bonfini's great work is the '' Rerum Hungaricarum decades'' (Decades of Hungarian History). Bonfini gained invaluable merits in the history-writing of Hungary with this work. Until the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
