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read the works of the ancient authors, the early church fathers, and followed the versions of the editions. It is natural, therefore, that the codices of the Bibliotheca Corvina and the work of the philologists who studied them have also been given a new light. A series of new lexicons were produced with new “complete works” editions. These writings also reviewed the literature of the previous Aistoria litteraria. One example is the study of the life and works of Augustine Moravus Olmuciensis (1467-1513) by Johann Gottlob Böhme (1717-1780).°° Since the humanist statesman lived in the royal court of Buda from 1497 to 1511, his life’s work relates to the reign of Matthias Hunyadi,™ and the history of the Library. This work may also be of interest regarding the lost Trapezuntius Codex (libros contra Platonem), which Csapodi Csaba had very thoroughly investigated.*°’ Numerous monographic biographies were produced, the most noteworthy of which are the humanists active in Buda during the time of Matthias. And so Franciscan Father Ireneo Affo (1741-1797) wrote a biography of Taddeo Ugolet (1448-1513?), one of the librarians of the Corvina.™ From the lexicons, I want to mention one with Hungarian connections. The work of the Transylvanian Saxon Georg Jeremias Haner (1707-1777), in which he describes in detail, for instance, the editions of Naldo Naldis work." However, it is certain that the most detailed work in the history of the Bibliotheca Corvina, from Schier’s (1766) to Peter Alcantera Budik’s (1792-1858) comprehensive works in German,” is that of the Lutheran pastor and literary historian Pál Wallaszky (1742-1824). In his Tentamen historiae litterarum one chapter is completely dedicated to the Library (de Bibliotheca Corviniana)>” In the following, the focus will be on the work of philologists who wrote comprehensive works that went through several editions on the European book market in the second half of the 18th century. They played an important role in the dissemination of basic knowledge about Hungarian cultural history in Europe, including the Corvina. 50! Ss Bönme 1758. Ex er 2015; Exzer 2016.; Ekler—Kiss F. G. eds., Augustinus Moravus, 2015. Boume_ 1758, 136-138. Csapopt 1973, 380. (Nr. 668.). 5% Arr 1780. 505 Haner 1774, 75-76.; Haner 1777, 75-76. Note: as it proceeds chronologically with the description ofthe authors and works, we can read about the people who worked in the court of Matthias Hunyadi on the indicated pages. 506 BuDIK 1830.; Bupix 1839.; BuDIK 1840. 507 WaLLaszky 1769, 78-93. 50 50. S 50 3 107
