Matthias Corvinus

  • The Corvina Library

    The Corvina Library

    “Matthias is dead—now books will be cheap in Europe!” So Lorenzo the Magnificent is said to have exclaimed on hearing of the passing of the King of Hungary, Matthias Corvinus, in 1490. Matthias was the man behind the famous Corvina Library in Budapest, “one of the most renowned libraries of…

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