Raven King: Matthias Corvinus and the Fate of His Lost Library

by Marcus Tanner

Book Overview

A gripping account of an extraordinary Renaissance monarch and the quest for his treasured library

Seizing the Hungarian throne at the age of fifteen, Matthias Corvinus, the "Raven King," was an effervescent presence on the fifteenth-century stage. A successful warrior and munificent art patron, he sought to leave as symbols of his strategic and humanist ambitions a strong, unified country, splendid palaces, and the most magnificent...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300158289
• ISBN13: 9780300158281
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.0" x 7.6"