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,Ordinem Bibliothecae Augustae Henric[us] Christlianus] Henninus Annotatliones] ad Itinerarliam] Tolli Epistlolam] 1. hunc in modum commendat: ..*%* Commode quondam Bibliotheca Budensis miranda Matthiae Corvini [a quo etiam nomen sortita) industria collecta disposita fuit, ita quidem, ut omnes libri eorum nigrum rostro annulum aureum tenentem exhibuerint!"® In 1709, a separate book on the history of library fires was published. I have already mentioned Thomas Bartholin’s work (De bibliothecae incendio, 1709)" in referring to the Corvina when discussing the comparison of the Brassö school library with the library of King Matthias. The work was published in Jena, and the university played a major role in maintaining the memory of the Bibliotheca Corvina. We know, of course, that the fact that the Hungarian Kingdom had been liberated of the Ottoman conquest, and that books were found in Buda had real news value among European intellectuals and the reading public in general. It is therefore no coincidence that the guardians (scholars and librarians) of the libraries that were preserving texts related to the history of the Bibliotheca Corvina turned their attention to such items in their own collections. I think Naldo Naldi’s (1436-1513) work on the library De laudibus bibliothecae augustae, the start of the philological work on it, and the publication of the text owe their existence to this actuality. Let us first look at this episode. rk Torun - Leipzig - Jena ‘The Protestant secondary school in Torun, founded in 1568, became a highly respected institution in the following centuries. Peregrinus on their way to Western universities from the Hungarian Kingdom and Transylvania were delighted to spend a semester or two here, reinforcing their knowledge, and then moving on to other higher education institutions. Toronya, as the Hungarians called it, was a popular place to study.*” At the beginning of the 18th century, the city was divided by many tensions. On the one hand, the rivalry between the Jesuit college and the previously mentioned Protestant school, and on the other hand, the conflict between the new pietistic spirit from Halle and the orthodox Lutherans.*” One of the most significant local intellectuals of the period was Peter Jänichen (1679-1738), the rector and librarian of the secondary school. Key events of his life were marked by public celebration (for example, when he married the daughter 404 Herz is a presentation of the order. #5 Kocu 1713, 73-74. Cf. Tottrus-HENNIN 1700, 24., ToLLıus-HeEnnin 1714, 24. #6 BARTHOLIN—WESTPHAL 1709, 11v—12r, 141-v. #7 Szöcı 2003, 99-121. 408 SEE summary : Gorska 2010, 103-119. 90
