Chronica Hungarorum
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The Chronicle of the Hungarians, in Latin: Chronica Hungarorum, is the most widely-read narrative of early Hungarian history and the title of several Hungarian medieval chronicles.
[edit] The main "Chronica Hungarorum"
The most famous of the variants is the Vienna Illuminated Chronicle, i.e. the Chronicon Pictum (1358 - 1370), deriving the name from its truly magnificent illustrations and the fact that it was kept in the Viennese Imperial Library. For a long time its original author, or rather compiler, was(?) thought to be a certain Canon Marci de Kalt (German: Markus von Kalt, Hungarian: Márk Kálti).
[edit] Later chronicles of the same name
A popular chronicle partly based on the Chronicon Pictum (entitled just Chronica Hungarorum) was circulated in a printed form. It is also known as the Buda Chronicle. It was produced in 1473 by András Hess, the first book ever printed in Hungary.
The last chronicle entitled Chronica Hungarorum, partly based on the Chronicon Pictumand was produced by Johannes de Thurocz (Slovak: Ján z Turca, Hungarian: Thuróczy János, c.1435-90), the first layman known to have written a book in the Kingdom of Hungary. This work (Brno, 1488, Augusburg, 1488) presents events as seen by an educated nobleman, and excels in lively episodes. The chronicle is described in the article on the author.
