Mátyás király könyvei. (A késő középkori forráspusztulás mértékéről)
The Royal Books of King Matthias. (On the Amount of Lost Medieval Sources)
Author(s): Richárd HorváthSubject(s): 15th Century
Published by: Magyar Tudományos Akadémia Bölcsészettudományi Kutatóközpont Történettudományi Intézet
Keywords: Matthias Hunyadi; royal books; letter of donation; registration; chancellery; royal archives
Summary/Abstract: The study deals with the royal books from the reign of king Matthias Hunyadi (1458–1490), a key element of medieval Hungarian government literacy. Upon petition from the grantee, the charters of royal donation were entered into these volumes kept at Buda. Simultaneously, the fact of the registration was indicated on the donation charter itself, marking the page of the royal book on which the text of the grant was copied. Consequently, it is possible to virtually reconstruct the royal books as thay may have existed under King Matthias. Moreover, one can thus gain a more accurate view (and numbers) of the survival rate of the charters once registered, which is a novelty in the case of the written legacy of medieval Hungarian Kingdom.
Journal: Történelmi Szemle
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 335-351
- Page Count: 17
- Language: Hungarian