The Illuminated Chronicle (Chronicon Hungariae Pictum or Chronica de Gestis Hungarorum) represents the international artistic style of the royal courts in the court of Lajos (Louis) the Great. The illuminated decoration of the manuscript was executed in Hungary before 1360 and it proves the knowledge of the Hungarian life, historical traditions and legends. According to an assumption it was made by the merited painter of the King, Hertul fia Miklós.

The 147 pictures of the Chronicle are an inexhaustible source of information on medieval Hungarian cultural history, costume and court life, they also represent the most important records extent of Hungarian painting in the 14th century.

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	Title-page of the Illuminated Chronicle c. 1360 Body colour, parchment, 300 x 210 mm National Széchényi Library, Budapest	575*838 True Color 205 Kb

• Miniatures from the Illuminated Chronicle
• Representation of St Ladislas in the Illuminated Chronicle

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