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15th-century historical medieval chronicle from the Kingdom of Hungary / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Rerum Hungaricarum decades (Latin for "Decades of Hungarian History") (Hungarian: A magyar történelem tizedei) is a Latin medieval chronicle from the Kingdom of Hungary from 1497. The work was written by the Italian humanist, Antonio Bonfini (Latin: Antonius Bonfinius) who was commissioned by King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary in 1488.
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Author | Antonio Bonfini |
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Country | Kingdom of Hungary |
Language | Latin |
Subjects | History of the Hungarians |
Genre | Chronicle |
Published | 1497 |
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Antonio Bonfini (1427‒1502) gained invaluable merits in the history-writing of Hungary with this work. Up until the end of the 18th century, this work served as primary source for Hungarian history in the European academic thought.[1]