Royal Library of Matthias Corvinus

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Royal_Library_of_Matthias_Corvinus
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:library
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Bibliotheca_Corviniana
gptkbp:country gptkb:Hungary
gptkbp:currentLocationOfSurvivingVolumes various European libraries
gptkbp:destroyedBy gptkb:Ottoman_conquest_of_Buda
1541
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Matthias_Corvinus
gptkbp:foundedIn 15th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Royal Library of Matthias Corvinus
gptkbp:influenced Central European libraries
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Italian_Renaissance
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Buda_Castle
gptkb:Budapest
gptkbp:notableCollection gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Latin
books
manuscripts
codices
gptkbp:notableFor Corvinae manuscripts
one of the largest libraries of the Renaissance
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Chronicon_Pictum
Corvina codices
gptkbp:originalCollectionSize 2000-2500 volumes
gptkbp:patronage gptkb:Matthias_Corvinus
gptkbp:survivingVolumes about 216
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Memory_of_the_World_Register
2005
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Corvina_Codex
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8