Claim: Matthias Corvinus had one of the largest collections of books in Europe during the Enlightenment.
Evidence: Matthias patronized art and science ; his royal library , the Bibliotheca Corviniana , was one of the largest collections of books in Europe.
Bibliotheca Corviniana was one of the most renowned libraries of the Renaissance world , established by Matthias Corvinus , King of Hungary between 1458 and 1490.