Pillanatképek – magyarországi és erdélyi útirajzok a 16. század utolsó harmadából
Snapshots: Travel Journals of Hungary and Transylvania in the Last Third of the 16th Century

Summary/Abstract: The German apothecary Reinhold Lubenau travelled through Hungary in 1587. He discovered the richness of Buda Castle even its abandoned state. Lubenau was especially interested in the library of Matthias Corvinus, of which he has heard also in Vienna. The Czech Baron of Mitrovice, Vaclav Vratislav visited the Kingdom of Hungary in 1591. In the description of Vratislav, the Castle of Buda has already been fortified with weapons and ramparts. He also was astonished by the Turkish baths in Buda. Pierre Lescalopier, the French nobleman has met the Transylvanian Prince István Báthory (1533-1586) in the representation of the French king in 1574. Generally, Lescalopier admired contemporary Transylvania; the capital of the Principality and the court were well-organized and attractive, and he found the court protocol remarkable, and its hospitality elegant and attending.

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