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Rerum Hungaricarum decades
Chronicon Pictum, Mark of Kalt, Kálti Márk, King Louis I of Hungary, Hungarian, medieval, chronicle, book, illumination, illustration, history
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AuthorAntonio Bonfini
LanguageLatin
SubjectsHistory of the Hungarians
GenreChronicle
Published1497
Publication placeKingdom of Hungary

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.

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]

  1. ^ "Bonfini: Rerum Hungaricarum decades". Bibliotheca Corvina Virtualis – National Széchényi Library, Budapest, Hungary.