The Illuminated Chronicle (Chronicon Hungariae Pictum or Chronica de Gestis Hungarorum) is a medieval illustrated chronicle from the Kingdom of Hungary from the 14th century. It represents the international artistic style of the royal courts in the court of Louis the Great.
The illuminated decoration of the manuscript was executed in the Kingdom of Hungary before 1360 and it proves the knowledge of the Hungarian life, historical traditions, and legends. The Kingdom of Hungary is the name of a multiethnic kingdom that existed in Central Europe from 1000 to 1918. ... Events Treaty of Brétigny King Valdemar Atterdag of Denmark seizes Scania (from 1658 a Swedish province). ...
The 147 pictures of the Chronicle are great source of information on medieval Hungarian cultural history, costume, and court life in the 14th century.
It is known as: Chronicon pictum, Marci de Kalt, Chronica de gestis Hungarorum, that is in English Illustrated Chronicle, Mark Kalt's Chronicle About the Deeds of the Hungarians.
The manuscript it is presently stored in the National Széchényi Library in Budapest (Országos Széchényi Könyvtár, Budapest).
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Viennese Illuminated Chronicle the army of Charles Robert Anjou ambushed by Basarabs army at Posada The Vienna Illuminated Chroncle or Chronicle of the Hungarians, in Latin: Chronicon Pictum Vindobonense, or Chronica Hungarorum is the most widely-read narrative of early Hungarian history. ...
The Illuminated Chronicle (Vienna Illuminated Chronicle, Chronica Hungarorum, Chronicon (Hungariae) Pictum, Chronica Picta or Chronica de Gestis Hungarorum) is a medieval illustrated chronicle from the Kingdom of Hungary from the fourteenth century.
The 147 pictures of the Chronicle are great source of information on medieval Hungarian cultural history, costume, and court life in the 14th century.
Its full name is: Chroniconpictum, Marci de Kalt, Chronica de gestis Hungarorum, that is, in English Illustrated Chronicle, Mark of Kalt's Chronicle About the Deeds of the Hungarians.
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