# Chronicon Pictum

The Chronicon Pictum or Illuminated Chronicle (Latin for "Illustrated Chronicle", Hungarian: Képes Krónika, Slovak: Obrázková kronika, German: Ungarische Bilderchronik, also referred to as Chronica Hungarorum, Chronicon Hungarie Pictum, Chronica Picta or Chronica de Gestis Hungarorum) is a medieval illustrated chronicle from the Kingdom of Hungary from the 14th century. It represents the artistic style of the royal court of King Louis I of Hungary. The codex is a unique source of art, medieval and cultural history.
The chronicle's full name is: Chronicon Pictum – Marci de Kalt Chronica de Gestis Hungarorum (Illustrated Chronicle – Mark of Kalt's Chronicle About the Deeds of the Hungarians).

## History of the chronicle

King Louis I of Hungary commissioned the Chronicon Pictum and the Secretum Secretorum, which were both produced in a Hungarian workshop. Miklόs Meggyesi, son of Hertul the court painter of Louis, has traditionally been identified as the illuminator, though there is no real evidence for this. The Illuminated Chronicle was written by Mark of Kalt (Latin: Marci de Kalt, Hungarian: Kálti Márk) in 1358 in Latin, with the last of the illuminations being finished between 1370 and 1373.
According to historian Bálint Hóman, the original source of all extant Hungarian chronicles was the lost Gesta Ungarorum, which was written in the time of King Saint Ladislaus. The basic premise of the Hungarian medieval chronicle tradition states that the Huns, i.e. the Hungarians, came out twice from the regions of Scythia, the guiding principle being the Hun-Hungarian continuity.
The chronicle was given by the Hungarian king Louis I to the French king Charles V, when the daughter of Louis, Catherine, was engaged to Charles's son Louis I, Duke of Orléans in 1374. The chronicle was later given to Serbian despot Đurađ Branković as a gift from the French king Charles VII. The chronicle was then copied in 1462. Between 1458 and 1490, it was kept in Hungary, in the court of King Matthias Corvinus. It was later lost, possibly spending some time in the possession of the Ottomans. There is evidence to suggest that in the second half of the 15th century the chronicle was again in Hungary, as it contains several handwritten Hungarian and Latin entries from the period. In three places researchers also found Turkish writing which make various comments regarding Hungary. Because of this, the researchers concluded that sometime between the 15th and 17th century the manuscript was owned by a Hungarian who knew Turkish very well. The chronicle may have been present in Vienna during the infamous Ottoman siege of the 16th century as from at least the 17th century, it belonged to the royal archives in Vienna. Sebastian Tengnagel mentions it in the manuscript catalog of the court library from 1608 to 1636, which is why it is sometimes referred to as the Vienna Illuminated Chronicle. As a result of the Venice Cultural Convention, the chronicle was returned to Hungary in 1934. The manuscript is now kept in the National Széchényi Library in Budapest, Hungary.

## Illuminations

The 147 pictures of the chronicle represent a large source of information on medieval Hungarian cultural history, costume and court life, they're also the most important records extent of Hungarian painting practices in the 14th century. The artistic value is quite high, and the characters are drawn with detail and by artists with a knowledge of anatomy. The chronicle contains 147 miniatures: 10 larger images, 29 images in columns, smaller images painted in medallion shapes at the bottom of 4 pages, 99 images enclosed in initials, and 5 initials without images. In addition, there are 82 pieces of ornamental art painted in the margins.
The images are listed in the same order as their appearance in the chronicle.
| Page | Illumination | Description |
| Page 1 | King Louis on the Throne | King Louis on the Throne King Louis I sits on a mosaic-decorated canopy throne with turrets in the middle in a leaf-decorated frame. His crowned head leans slightly to the right, his face around the mouth and chin is worn on the miniature. He holds a scepter in his right hand and an orb in his left hand. He wears white gloves. His reddish-brown striped dress is covered with an ermine lining and cloak. On his right are armored knights in western costumes with swords and shields, on his left is a group of oriental, long-dressed figures with bows, arrows, and sabers. The weapons of those standing to the left of the king are royal insignia according to Eastern custom. Saint Catherine of Alexandria In the initial "A", Saint Catherine of Alexandria with her badges: palm branch, broken wheel. The praying royal couple, King Louis I and his wife Elizabeth kneel in front of the Saint. |
| Page 2 | The Historiographer | The Historiographer Mark of Kalt, the author of the Chronicon Pictum. The dress that the storyteller wears in the picture is not exactly monastic, but more ornate, as it has a gold border. A bearded man sitting in front of a mosaic-decorated pulpit is writing in a codex. There is a writing instrument in his right hand, and he holds down the sheet of parchment with a scratch knife in his left hand. His inkstands are attached to the edge of the pulpit. In the year of the Lord 1358 on the Tuesday of the week of the same Lord’s Ascension was begun this chronicle of the deeds of the Hungarians in ancient and most recent times, whence they came and how they fared, their victories and their boldness...— Mark of Kalt: Chronicon Pictum |
| Page 5 | The Miraculous Deer | The Miraculous Deer The hunt of the miracle stag. A group of dogs hunting, in the foreground a leading figure: Hunor or Magor. In the left background is a forest towards which a deer is heading. The beginning of the spreading of the Hungarians in the eastern parts of Scythia: It happened that one day they had gone out hunting, and in a deserted place there appeared before them a hind, which they followed into the Maeotian marshes as it fled before them...— Mark of Kalt: Chronicon Pictum |
| Page 7 | The First Arrival of the Hungarians in Pannonia | The First Arrival of the Hungarians in Pannonia Initial "A" with floral and leaf ornamentation. Below it, a heavily worn miniature is occupying the entire width of the text in a simple frame. In the background there are castles on tops with residential towers. The Huns, considered by the chronicle to be the ancestors of the Hungarians, enter from the right in the foreground: armored knights on horseback, a chief in costume among them. One of the knights carries a flag protruding from the frame of the picture, the Turul, the legendary bird of the Hungarians is on the flag, which the illustrator here depicts as a falcon or eagle-like black bird on a red background. In the middle, there are men and women carrying children, and baggy packages on their backs, then there are women and children on wagons covered with tarpaulins, behind them, there are warriors riding on camels. In the year 373 of the incarnation of the Lord, in the time of the Emperor Valens and Celestine I, pope of the Roman Church, in the sixth age of the world, the Huns, having multiplied in numbers while they stayed in Scythia, assembled together and having chosen among themselves as captains Béla, the son of Csele of the kindred of Szemény, and Keve and Kadocsa, his brothers, and Etele, Keve and Buda, sons of Bendegúz of the kindred of Kádár, they determined to invade the western regions. Having chosen from their hundred and eight tribes ten times a hundred thousand armed men, that is to say from each tribe ten thousand, they left the rest of the Huns behind them in Scythia to protect their places of abode and their kingdom against enemies. They chose from their number one judge, Kádár by name, of the kindred of Torda, who should settle quarrels between those in dispute and punish thieves, robbers and wrongdoers, yet under the condition that if this judge should hand down an inordinate sentence, the community could cancel [it] as invalid, and have the errant judge or the captains depose whenever it wanted. This custom was the law and continued to be observed among the Huns, that is Hungarians, until the time of Duke Géza, the son of Taksony. For before the baptism of the Hungarians, the crier’s voice summoned them to arms in their encampments thus: "The word of God and of the whole community is that every man shall punctually appear at such-and-such a place, armed or as he is, to hear the command and decision of the community." On any man who should disregard the order without being able to offer an excuse, the Scythian law imposed the penalty that he should be cut in two by the sword or exposed to hopeless situations or given over without mercy into communal slavery.— Mark of Kalt: Chronicon Pictum |
| Page 9 | Attila's Battle With the Romans at Zeiselmauer | Attila's Battle With the Romans at Zeiselmauer The depicted battle is the legendary Battle of Zeiselmauer when the Huns conquered Pannonia from the Romans. Two horse armies fighting each other, the corpses of the fallen lie on the ground, their blood stains the ground red. On the right side, one soldier's shield is striped with red and white, while another in the middle of the picture carries a golden flag decorated with a Turul which stands out from the picture. While Detre and Macrinus had settled down and discussed and debated in this way, the Huns crossed the Danube on hoses at Sicambria in the silence of the night and cruelly killed the army of Macrinus and Detre, which was encamped in the field, because the city of Potentiana could not receive them. This attack infuriated Detre, and he went to fight the Huns on the field of Tárnok Valley, he clashed with them, and is said to have defeated the Huns at the great danger and ruin of his people. The remnants of the Huns crossed the Tisza. 125,000 Huns were killed that day, among them, Captain Keve also fell in the battle. 210,000 men from the army of Detre and Macrinus perished there, not counting those who were killed under the tents. Detre saw the great loss his people had suffered in the battle, on the second day after the battle, he marched with Macrinus towards the city of Tulln, which was then a Latin seat and counted among the cities of Pannonia. The city of Tulln locates in Austria, three stations away from Vienna. When the Huns understood that their enemies had withdrawn, they returned to the battlefield and buried the corpses of their comrades and Captain Keve according to Scythian custom, – we think – by the side of the highway, an ornate stone idol was erected there, that place, that region was named Keveháza. In the battle, the Huns thoroughly recognized both the spirit and the armed equipment of the Romans, so having organized their army, they headed towards Tulln, where their enemies gathered. They say that Detre and Macrinus went before them as far as Zeiselmauer, they fought from dawn until the ninth hour, and the Romans were defeated. Macrinus also fell there, Detre was wounded in the forehead by an arrow, the entire Roman army was destroyed and fled. 40,000 Huns were lost in this battle, Béla, Keve and Kadocsa also fell, their bodies were taken from there and buried in the mentioned place, at the stone idol with the other Huns. After the army of Romans was dispersed at Zeiselmauer, they could not gather for war against the Huns for many years.— Mark of Kalt: Chronicon Pictum |
| Page 10 | King Attila on the Throne | King Attila on the Throne Attila as the first Hungarian king. Attila is sitting on a throne with a cloak, crown, orb, scepter in a royal ornament. In the 401st year of Our Lord's birth, in the 28th year since the arrival of the Hungarians in Pannonia, according to the custom of the Romans, the Huns, namely the Hungarians unanimously exalted Attila as king above themselves, the son of Bendegúz, who was before among the captains. And he ordained his brother Buda as prince and judge from the River Tisza to the River Don. He himself was called the King of the Hungarians, the Dread of the World, the Scourge of God: Attila, by the grace of God, the son of Bendegúz, the great-grandson of Magor, who was raised in Engadi, King of the Huns, Medes, Goths and Danes, the Dread of the World, the Scourge of God…— Mark of Kalt: Chronicon Pictum |
| Page 11 | King Attila | King Attila In the initial "P", King Attila. |
| Page 13 | King Attila | King Attila Attila, the warrior king has a crown on his head, a saber on his right hand, and an orb on his left hand. |
| Page 14 | Attila is Besieging Aquileia | Attila is Besieging Aquileia The Huns led by Attila are besieging Aquileia. One Hun warrior carries a lion shield and another one bears a Turul flag. Seeing this, King Attila called his soldiers together and said: "Look this, my fellows! This stork has already felt what the future will bring: we will destroy the city, she is already fleeing so as not to be lost there with the citizens. So be more valiant in the battle tomorrow and you will see that the city is lost!" After he could not take the city by any war machine, he now gave orders with Scythian insight and asked one-one saddle from one million of his valiant warriors, he stacked them under a huge pile under the wall, and commanded that the saddles be set on fire: their flames and heat cracked, demolished the walls and towers. Seeing this, all the citizens left the city and fled to an island in the sea, near Aquileia, and determined to stay there forever, and it is called Venice to this day.— Mark of Kalt: Chronicon Pictum |
| Page 14 | King Attila with the Turul bird in his shield | King Attila King Attila with a crown, sword, and the Turul bird in his shield. |
| Page 15 | Foundation of Venice | Foundation of Venice In the foreground, the fleeing inhabitants of Aquileia are rowing in a boat in Italian costume. The city depicted in the background could be Aquileia, or rather Venice built on lagoons near the sea shore. According to the text, the inhabitants of Aquileia first fled to a sea island and then founded Venice on the island of Rialto. |
| Page 16 | King Attila and Pope Leo | King Attila and Pope Leo Attila is meeting with Pope Leo. The armored Attila is on a white horse with his soldiers, he looks at the figure floating above his head. |
| Page 21 | The Arrival of the Hungarians in Pannonia | The Arrival of the Hungarians in Pannonia The image shows several scenes at the same time. In the middle, Árpád tastes the water of the Danube from a drinking horn, the Hungarians are shouting the name of God three times, Kusid stands on his left with a drinking pot in his hand. On the left, Svatopluk is sitting on a throne, he receives Kusid, the ambassador of the Hungarians. The kneeling stableman of Kusid holds a white horse with a golden saddle. In the middle from the right, Árpád rides on a white horse with six captains and armored spear fighters. On the right in the foreground, a group of women and children comes from a road. The background of the whole picture is a rocky mountain landscape with castles, shepherds are driving cattles on the rocks. Előd, Hungarian Chieftain Below the main illustration, in the initial "D", Előd, father of Álmos, holds a spear, relies on a Turul shield. (It is not clear from the text whether the leader depicted is Előd or Árpád.) Álmos, Hungarian Chieftain Below the main illustration, in the initial "A", Álmos, Grand Prince of the Hungarians holds a sword, and a Turul shield in his hand. (It is not entirely clear whether Álmos or Árpád is the leader depicted.) |
| Page 21 | The Arrival of the Hungarians in Pannonia | The Arrival of the Hungarians in Pannonia The image shows several scenes at the same time. In the middle, Árpád tastes the water of the Danube from a drinking horn, the Hungarians are shouting the name of God three times, Kusid stands on his left with a drinking pot in his hand. On the left, Svatopluk is sitting on a throne, he receives Kusid, the ambassador of the Hungarians. The kneeling stableman of Kusid holds a white horse with a golden saddle. In the middle from the right, Árpád rides on a white horse with six captains and armored spear fighters. On the right in the foreground, a group of women and children comes from a road. The background of the whole picture is a rocky mountain landscape with castles, shepherds are driving cattles on the rocks. In the year of 677 after the incarnation of the Lord, 104 years after the death of King Attila of Hungary, in the time of Emperor Constantine III and Pope Zachary - as it is written in the Roman chronicle - the Hungarians came out the second time from Scythia.— Mark of Kalt: Chronicon Pictum |
| Page 21 | The Arrival of the Hungarians in Pannonia (Detail) | The Arrival of the Hungarians in Pannonia (Detail) Árpád tastes the water of the Danube from a drinking horn, the Hungarians are shouting the name of God three times, Kusid stands on his left with a drinking pot in his hand. |
| Page 21 | Előd, Hungarian Chieftain | Előd, Hungarian Chieftain Below the main illustration, in the initial "D", Előd, father of Álmos, holds a spear, relies on a Turul shield. (It is not clear from the text whether the leader depicted is Előd or Árpád.) |
| Page 21 | Álmos, Hungarian Chieftain | Álmos, Hungarian Chieftain Álmos, Grand Prince of the Hungarians holds a sword, and a Turul shield in his hand. (It is not entirely clear whether Álmos or Árpád is the leader depicted.) Ügyek's son Előd, fathered a son by the daughter of Eunodubilia in Scythian land, whose name was Álmos, because a bird in the shape of a falcon appeared in his mother's dream when she was pregnant, a rushing stream sprang from her womb, it grew, but not in its own land, and from this it was prophesied that glorious kings would come from her loins. Because dream is "álom" in our language, and the birth of that boy was prophesied by a dream, that's why he was called Álmos.— Mark of Kalt: Chronicon Pictum |
| Page 23 | The Seven Captains | The Seven Captains The seven chieftains of the Hungarians are in armor, and with a princely hat. Árpád, Grand Prince of the Hungarians is in the middle with a sword and Turul shield. |
| Page 23 | Árpád, the First Captain | Árpád, the First Captain Árpád, Grand Prince of the Hungarians stands with a sword and Turul shield. And this Captain Árpád had a special dignity in Scythia, it was the custom of his clan, according to the Scythian law and tradition, that he went alone before those who went to war and those who retreated, saying, therefore he was the first to enter this land before the other captains going to Pannonia.— Mark of Kalt: Chronicon Pictum |
| Page 25 | Szabolcs, the Second Captain | Szabolcs, the Second Captain Szabolcs, Hungarian chieftain from the seven chieftains of the Hungarians stands with a spear and shield. |
| Page 25 | Gyula, the Third Captain | Gyula, the Third Captain Gyula, the third captain, Hungarian chieftain from the seven chieftains of the Hungarians stands with a spear in armor and helmet. |
| Page 26 | Kund, the Fourth Captain | Kund, the Fourth Captain Kund, the fourth captain, Hungarian chieftain from the seven chieftains of the Hungarians stands in armor with a spear and a shield in his back. |
| Page 26 | Chieftain Lehel, Bulcsú and Örs | Lehel, the Fifth Captain In the first initial "S", Lehel, Hungarian chieftain from the seven chieftains of the Hungarians stands with a saber and shield. Bulcsú, the Sixth Captain In the second initial "S", Bulcsú, Hungarian chieftain from the seven chieftains of the Hungarians is with a pointed hat. Örs, the Seventh Captain In the third initial "S", Örs, Hungarian chieftain from the seven chieftains of the Hungarians stands with a sword and shield. |
| Page 28 | Count Deodatus | Count Deodatus Count Deodatus opens the line of the guest clans, he is in an open helmet with a sword and with his shield turned away. |
| Page 28 | Héder | Héder Héder, the ancestor of the Héder clan is depicted with false coat of arms. There is a six-pointed golden star with a crescent moon on his clothes, shield, and flag. In fact, this coat of arms belongs to the Hont clan. The illustrator was obviously not familiar with the coat of arms of the Héder clan and used the coat of arms of the Hont clan. Therefore, on the next page, he incorrectly painted a dog's head in the coat of arms of the Hont family. Probably his own idea, perhaps based on the identification of the word Hunt-Hund, because "Hund" means dog in German. |
| Page 29 | Vencellin | Vencellin Vencellin, ancestor of the Ják family. |
| Page 29 | Hont | Hont Hont, the forefather of the Hont-Pázmány clan. The illustrator incorrectly painted a dog's head on his coat of arms and flag. |
| Page 29 | Poth | Poth Poth, according to the text, he is the ancestor of the Bót clan, a bird with white legs on its shield and flag. |
| Page 30 | Oliver and Rátold | Oliver and Rátold Oliver és Rátold, a golden linden leaf in their coat of arms. |
| Page 30 | Herman | Herman Half figure of German Herman, a golden dragon on his shield. |
| Page 30 | Buzád | Buzád The ancestor of the Buzád family, with red frontal bone horns on his shield. The coat of arms of the Buzád family should correctly have an ox head. The depiction in the chronicle is more reminiscent of a chamois. |
| Page 31 | Keled | Keled Keled, the ancestor of the Keled family. |
| Page 31 | Simon and Michael | Simon and Michael Simon and Michael, the ancestors of the Nagymartoni family. The family that immigrated from Spain was first called Martonfalvi then Bojót. Melinda, Bánk's wife, belonged to this family. |
| Page 32 | The Arrival of Different Clans to Hungary | The Arrival of Different Clans to Hungary Pointed, wooded countryside with castles in the background. In the foreground, figures in different garments march to denote different ethnic groups. |
| Page 32 | Three Knights | Three Knights Three knights are in full armor. |
| Page 33 | Grand Prince Taksony | Grand Prince Taksony Grand Prince Taksony, a Turul bird is on his shield, a spear is in his hand. |
| Page 33 | The Hungarians Are Destroying Bulgaria | The Hungarians Are Destroying Bulgaria On the left there is a group of Hungarian riders with their leader, on the right there is a mountain landscape with two castles and a walled area. |
| Page 34 | Captain Lehel and Bulcsu Front of the German Emperor | Captain Lehel and Bulcsú Front of the German Emperor The story of Lehel's Horn. On the left, the emperor is sitting on a bench. In front of him, Lehel is on the right, behind him there are Bulcsú and German soldiers. Lehel strikes the emperor's head with a long golden horn, so its blood drips down his face. According to the chronicle, Lehel was captured after the Battle of Lechfeld in 955, Lehel asked his horn at his last wish, striking the German emperor to death. According to the chronicle, he was Emperor Conrad. At that place the famous captains, Lehel and Bulcsú were also captured, and taken in front of the emperor. When the emperor asked, why they are so cruel against the Christians, they replied: "We are the revenge of the highest God, sent to you as a scourge. You shall imprison us and kill us when we cease to chase you." Then the emperor called them: "Choose the type of death you wish." Then Lehel replied: "Bring me my horn, which I will blow, then I will reply." The horn was handed to him, and during the preparation to blow it, he stepped forward of the emperor, and hit the forehead of the emperor so strongly that the horn is broken and the emperor died instantly from this one strike. Then Lehel said to him: "You will walk before me and you will be my servant in the other world!", as it is a common belief within the Scythians, that whoever they killed in their lives will serve them in the other world.— Mark of Kalt: Chronicon Pictum |
| Page 36 | Duel of Botond and the Greek Warrior in Front of the Gates of Constantinople | Duel of Botond and the Greek Warrior in Front of the Gates of Constantinople On the left, a group of Hungarian cavalry soldiers, led by leader Apor on a white horse. In the middle, a duel between Botond and a Greek warrior is in front of the walls of Constantinople. Botond and his horse are blurred. Botond, getting off his horse stabs his sword in the chest of the declining Greek. Emperor Constantine VII and his wife, Helena Lekapene watch mourning the events. In front of the city gate is a fragment of the wall overturned by Botond. |
| Page 36 | Captain Apor | Captain Apor Captain Apor, the leader of the Hungarian army wears a Turul bird as a crest on his flag, shield and chest. |
| Page 37 | Birth of King Stephen | Birth of King Stephen On the right, we can see into a room of a palace, in the background of the room is a curtain woven with gold. In the foreground, Sarolt, Stephen's mother holds the naked baby in her lap, the baby Stephen has a halo around his head. Sarolt has a crown on her head, she accepts a golden crown from the martyr Saint Stephen with her right hand. According to legend, the Saint Stephen prophesied to Sarolt that a son would be born who would become king. The illustrator obviously deliberately depicted the two scenes far apart in time in one picture. A group of noble women stand in the background on the right. On the left, in the hall connected to the room, men and women are waiting in groups. |
| Page 38 | Grand Prince Géza | Grand Prince Géza Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians is sitting on a green marble throne, he holds an orb and scepter in the hands. He has the red hat of the leaders on his head. |
| Page 38 | The Decapitation of Koppány | The Decapitation of Koppány On the left, King Saint Stephen is riding on a white horse with a halo, he is accompanied by knights. On the right, a group of soldiers, Vencellin had just beheaded Koppány, Duke of Somogy who revolted against Stephen. |
| Page 39 | King Saint Stephen in military ornament | King Saint Stephen in Military Ornament King Saint Stephen, the young warrior king stands on rocky ground. His armor is covered with Árpád stripes, a red and white striped dress. He holds a royal crown on his head, and around the halo. Saint Stephen holds a flag on his right and a shield on his left, both have the trimount with the double cross coat of arms symbolizing the apostolic king. |
| Page 40 | King Saint Stephen captures Gyula | King Saint Stephen Captures Gyula King Saint Stephen captures his uncle, Gyula, the ruler of Transylvania. On the right, front of the rocky-forested mountains, King Saint Stephen is sitting on a white horse with the double cross coat of arms on his chest, and a royal crown and halo on his head. He points with a warning and commanding gesture to the captured and handcuffed Gyula, whose hand is bound by a knight. On the left, knights of Stephen are chasing Gyula's warriors. After when Saint Stephen had been deemed worthy, and won the crown of the royal majesty by divine order, he waged a famous and profitable war against his maternal uncle named Gyula, who at that time ruled the entire Transylvanian country with his own power.— Mark of Kalt: Chronicon Pictum |
| Page 40 | King Stephen on the Throne | King Saint Stephen on the Throne King Saint Stephen is sitting on a green marble throne with a halo around his head, he holds an orb and scepter in the hands. |
| Page 41 | The Victory of King Stephen over Kean, Duke of the Bulgarians and Slavs | The Victory of King Stephen over Kean, Duke of the Bulgarians and Slavs King Saint Stephen defeats Duke Kean. He has a halo around his head. His hauberk was decorated with the double cross coat of arms. In the background, Hungarians are chasing fleeing Bulgarian warriors who are wearing oriental clothing. Then, He sent his army against Kean, the leader of the Bulgarians and Slavs. These peoples live in places that are very strong according to their natural location, therefore it cost him to much trouble and battle sweat until he finally defeated and killed the named leader. He acquired an inestimable amount of treasure, especially gold, pearls and precious stones. He placed one of his great-grandfathers here, Zoltán by name, who later held those parts of Transylvania as a hereditary province, therefore, he was colloquially called Zoltán of Transylvania. He lived to the time of the holy king and was a very old man, that is why the king made him above the rich nations.— Mark of Kalt: Chronicon Pictum |
| Page 41 | King Stephen in Royal Regalia | King Stephen in Royal Regalia King Saint Stephen is in royal regalia. On the king's chest is the Hungarian double cross coat of arms, on his head is a crown and halo, in his right hand is a scepter, and in his left hand is an orb. |
| Page 42 | The Foundation of Saints Peter and Paul Church of Óbuda | The Foundation of Saints Peter and Paul Church of Óbuda The kneeling King Saint Stephen and Queen Gisela hold the scaled-down copy of the church of Peter and Paul of Óbuda as a symbol of the founding of the church. The rocky soil adorned with trees and flowers. |
| Page 44 | Prince Emeric's Funeral and the Blinding of Vazul | Prince Emeric's Funeral and the Blinding of Vazul In the foreground, two men place the body of Prince Saint Emeric, dressed as a prince, in a marble coffin. King Saint Stephen standing in front of the coffin rests his right hand on his face, he expresses his pain with this regretful gesture. While Queen Gisela watches the scene unfolding in the background, where the bound Vazul lies in the mountains, on a rocky terrain decorated with a castle in the background. Vazul's hand is held by a soldier sitting on his leg, and Sebös, Queen Gisela's emissary, pushes out his eyes. On the left, three hooded figures are riding: the emissaries of King Stephen, who are coming to free Vazul. |
| Page 44 | King Stephen Encourages Prince Andrew, Béla and Levente to Flee | King Stephen Encourages Prince Andrew, Béla and Levente to Flee King Saint Stephen lies sick in bed with his upper body naked, raising his right hand in warning towards the three princes standing next to the bed: Andrew, Béla and Levente. |
| Page 46 | King Stephen's Funeral | King Stephen's Funeral The funeral of King Saint Stephen. Two young men place the king's body in a marble coffin. Four bishops perform the ceremony. The praying Queen Gisela stands at the foot of the coffin. From the right, some mourners. |
| Page 47 | King Peter | King Peter King Peter Orseolo is in armor, holding a sword in his right hand and a royal crown in his left. |
| Page 47 | King Peter Is Driven Away by Samuel Aba and His Soldiers | King Peter Is Driven Away by Samuel Aba and His Soldiers In a rocky, forested area, on flowery ground, Hungarian horsemen led by Samuel Aba are chasing King Peter Orseolo, who is holding a crown in one hand. |
| Page 48 | King Samuel Aba | King Samuel Aba King Samuel Aba is in armor, holds a sword in his right and a royal crown in his left hand. |
| Page 50 | Battle of Ménfő: Victory of Emperor Henry III Over King Samuel Aba | Battle of Ménfő: Victory of Emperor Henry III Over King Samuel Aba Battle of Ménfő in 1044, the Germans are on the right side led by Emperor Henry III, the Hungarians on the left side led by King Samuel Aba. A group of Hungarian warriors, the supporters of King Peter leave him. The Hungarian flag with Árpád stripes falls to the ground with the broken rod, while the winning German flag flies high decorated with the German eagle. On the right side of the picture Emperor Henry III, gives thanks for victory, on the left a soldier executes King Samuel Aba. |
| Page 50 | Battle of Ménfő: Killing of King Samuel Aba | Battle of Ménfő: Victory of Emperor Henry III Over King Samuel Aba (Detail) King Samuel Aba reaches towards the crown, while a soldier stabs his heart. |
| Page 50 | King Aba's Envoy Delivers a Letter Written in Favor of Peace to the German Emperor | King Aba's Envoy Delivers a Letter Written in Favor of Peace to the German Emperor King Samuel Aba's envoy delivers a letter written in favor of peace to the German Emperor Henry III. The scene depicted here precedes the previous miniature, the Battle of Ménfő. |
| Page 53 | King Peter Gives Hungary as a Vassal to the German Emperor | King Peter Gives Hungary as a Vassal to the German Emperor On the right, King Peter Orseolo gives a gilded spear to Emperor Henry III who sit on the throne, acknowledging him as his overlord. Five noble youths bring gifts. |
| Page 54 | Prince BéLa's Duel With the Pomeranian | Prince Béla's Duel With the Pomeranian Prince Béla pushes his opponent, the Pomeranian off the horse which is about to collapse with his lance. Among the princes Andrew, Béla and Levente who fled first to Bohemia and then to Poland, Béla fights instead of the Polish prince and his sons. He fights a duel against the duke of the Pomeranians, who refused to pay their annual tax, and Béla wins. |
| Page 59 | King Peter's Blinding, Prince Andrew Takes the Crown | King Peter's Blinding, Prince Andrew Takes the Crown In a wooded area, a soldier in full armor kneels on the body of King Peter Orseolo lying on the ground and gouges out his eyes. Next to Peter's head is the fallen crown. Bishop Beneta is standing on the left and holds out the crown to Prince Andrew. |
| Page 60 | Coronation of King Andrew | Coronation of King Andrew In the center, King Andrew is enthroned in an ornate dress, holding a scepter in his left hand. Two bishops place the royal crown on his head, while a third bishop kneeling on the left gives him a sword. (The picture shows three bishops perhaps because, according to the text, only three bishops survived the Vata pagan uprising in 1046.) |
| Page 61 | The Destruction of Emperor Henry's Ships at Pozsony | The Destruction of Emperor Henry's Ships at Pozsony Under the castle of Pozsony, Emperor Henry III stands with two knights on a scuttled boat on the Danube, which fills with water. Two desperate men are in another drilled and sinking boat. In 1052, German Emperor Henry III undertook a fifth campaign against the Kingdom of Hungary, and besieged Pozsony without success, as the Hungarians sank his supply ships on the Danube river. |
| Page 64 | The Scene of Várkony: The Crown and Sword | The Scene of Várkony: The Crown and Sword King Andrew crowned his son, the five-year-old Solomon. King Andrew calls on his brother, Béla, who is entitled to the succession, to choose between the crown and the sword. The picture depicts two scenes: in the right, Prince Béla is standing in front of the door, to whom Ispán Miklós advises him to choose the sword. In the same picture, Prince Béla is standing in the room at the foot of the bed in which King Andrew is lying sick. Andrew's two main men stand behind the bed and his son, Solomon, with a crown on his head. On the step of the bed lies the sword, which represents dukedom, and the crown, which represents royalty. |
| Page 67 | Prince Béla Wins the Crown | Prince Béla Wins the Crown On the left, two lords remove the crown from the head of the young Solomon. King Béla is standing from the right, with an orb in his left, a gray nobleman (the text says bishop) hands him the sword, while another places the crown on his head. |
| Page 69 | German Emperor Henry IV Brings Solomon Back to Hungary | German Emperor Henry IV Brings Solomon Back to Hungary The cathedral of Székesfehérvár with its four towers is on the left in the background. On the right, Emperor Henry IV is at the head of an army of soldiers, with the royal crown in his right, and his brother-in-law Solomon in his left. He leads Solomon by the arm. |
| Page 71 | King Solomon and His Younger Brother Prince David | King Solomon and His Younger Brother Prince David On the left, King Solomon is with a crown, scepter, and an orb. On the right, Prince David is with a princely hat, shield and sword. |
| Page 72 | Prince Ladislaus Is Fighting a Duel With a Cuman Warrior Who Kidnapped a Girl | Prince Ladislaus Is Fighting a Duel With a Cuman Warrior Who Kidnapped a Girl Battle of Kerlés in 1068, Prince Ladislaus is fighting a duel with a Cuman warrior. He has a halo around his head. The kidnapped girl has a crown on her head and stands behind the Cuman warrior. In the background, the Hungarians, King Solomon, and Prince Géza are chasing the fleeing Cumans in a rocky mountain landscape. |
| Page 72 | Prince Ladislaus Is Fighting a Duel With a Cuman Warrior Who Kidnapped a Girl | Prince Ladislaus Is Fighting a Duel With a Cuman Warrior Who Kidnapped a Girl Battle of Kerlés in 1068, Prince Ladislaus is fighting a duel with a Cuman warrior. He has a halo around his head. The kidnapped girl has a crown on her head and stands behind the Cuman warrior. In the background, the Hungarians, King Solomon, and Prince Géza are chasing the fleeing Cumans in a rocky mountain landscape. |
| Page 74 | The Capture of Belgrade and the Distribution of the Spoils of War | The Capture of Belgrade and the Distribution of the Spoils of War In the background, the castle of Belgrade besieged by the Hungarians rises on rocks, which is set on fire by a Hungarian prisoner girl with a torch. On the left, soldiers look up at the burning castle. In the foreground, they are dividing the spoils of war: Count Vid, King Solomon's favorite sits at a table and divides the booty into four parts. Standing next to the table are: King Solomon, Prince Géza and Ladislaus, the latter with a halo. |
| Page 78 | The Feud Between King Solomon and Prince Géza | The Feud Between King Solomon and Prince Géza King Solomon is enthroned with a crown and scepter in a room closed with a brown carpet hung in front of a pedimental of a building. To his right stands Count Vid, who stirs up strife. He holds two swords in a scabbard. On the right, Prince Géza stands in the background, to whom three ambassadors hand over the Greek emperor's sealed letter. This also increases Solomon's envy. He encouraged him not to delay, but rather to hasten the matter, and excited the king with this proverb: "Just as two sharp swords cannot fit in one scabbard, so you two cannot rule the same country." Count Vid's angry words seduced the king, causing hatred and strife to boil within him.— Mark of Kalt: Chronicon Pictum |
| Page 78 | The People of Niš Pay Homage to King Solomon and Prince Géza | The People of Niš Pay Homage to King Solomon and Prince Géza The Hungarians seized the Byzantine city in 1072. King Solomon and Prince Géza receive gifts from the locals at Niš. |
| Page 81 | Prince Géza and Abbot Villermus | Prince Géza and Abbot Villermus Abbot Villermus of Szekszárd's monastery puts on a knight's disguise on his naked upper body, and leading a horse equipped in the same image, he stands in front of Prince Géza to wake him up from his sleep and encourage him to flee. Behind the lying prince, at his head, stand the two traitors, Petrud and Bikas. |
| Page 81 | Escape of Prince Géza | Escape of Prince Géza Prince Géza flees with his soldiers, followed a little further by his two disloyal knights, Petrud and Bikas, who raise their shields as a sign of betrayal, but Solomon's soldiers, not knowing this sign, cut them down. |
| Page 83 | The Vision of Prince Ladislaus | The Vision of Prince Ladislaus On the left is Prince Géza on a white horse, on whose head a descending angel places a crown. On the right, also on a white horse, is Prince Ladislaus, who amazed at the celestial phenomenon, looks up with outstretched arms. According to the text, only Ladislaus sees the vision, and he tells it to Géza, who vows that if the vision is fulfilled, he will build a church in that place. |
| Page 85 | The Battle of Mogyoród | The Battle of Mogyoród Battle of Mogyoród in 1074, the warriors of Prince Géza are on the right side led by Prince Ladislaus, he has a halo around his head. King Solomon leads his warriors on the opposite side. Prince Ladislaus covers Prince Géza, his lance reaches the breastplate of King Solomon. |
| Page 87 | The Vision of King Géza and Prince Ladislaus | The Vision of King Géza and Prince Ladislaus King Géza and Prince Ladislaus are embracing each other, they stand next to the Danube at Vác. King Géza holds an orb in his hand, Prince Ladislaus has a battleaxe. According to the text, they are talking about where to build the church vowed for victory. On the right, a deer is standing among the trees with candles burning at the end of his antlers. On the left, in the background, knights are standing, who aim at the deer with an arrow. According to the text, at the place where the deer gained a foothold, King Géza founded the church. |
| Page 89 | King Solomon Again Asks for Help From the German Emperor | King Solomon Again Asks for Help From the German Emperor Emperor Henry IV is enthroned on the left, with a crown on his head and a scepter in his left hand, Solomon kneeling in front of him grasps the emperor's right hand with both hands. In the foreground is the royal crown on the ground. Three courtiers stand behind Solomon. |
| Page 91 | The Escape of King Solomon | The Escape of King Solomon In the background on the right is the castle of Pozsony, from whose walls warriors look down. In the foreground on the left is King Géza, Prince Ladislaus is on a white horse at the head of his knights, a shield with double cross on his left, a sword on his right. There is halo around his head, above him an angel (the text says two angels) floats with a fiery sword. On the right, the half-visible figure of King Solomon fleeing on horseback, looking back at his pursuers, holding a sword in his right hand and a shield with red and white stripes (Árpád stripes) in his left. |
| Page 92 | The Coronation of Ladislaus the First | The Coronation of Ladislaus the First King Saint Ladislaus is standing in an ermine-lined cloak, with a sword in his right hand, and an orb in his left hand. Two angels place the crown on his head, which is held by two bishops. The coronation of King Saint Ladislaus was in 1077. |
| Page 93 | King Saint Ladislaus, the Knight King | King Saint Ladislaus, the Knight King King Saint Ladislaus is in a full knightly armament, the double cross coat of arms on his chest, and a royal crown and halo on his head. He holds an axe in his right hand, and an orb in his left hand. |
| Page 98 | The Ruthenians Pledge Allegiance to King Ladislaus | The Ruthenians Pledge Allegiance to King Ladislaus King Saint Ladislaus sits on the throne surrounded by his knights. On the right, some Ruthenians in hats is kneeling in supplication, led by their prince, who placed his hat at the king's feet. |
| Page 98 | Siege of Kraków | Siege of Kraków In the background, the Kraków castle rising on the banks of the Vistula, from the walls of which a soldier looks down. In the foreground, on the left, King Saint Ladislaus leans on a shield with the Árpád-striped coat of arms with his left, and holds a sword in his right. In the foreground, on the right, a soldier sprinkles flour from his leg armor on the piled ground, and the one behind him also sprinkles flour. According to the narration of the chronicle, the inhabitants of the castle, seeing that the besiegers still have plenty of food, voluntarily surrendered the castle. |
| Page 99 | Construction of the Nagyvárad's Church | Construction of the Nagyvárad's Church In the background, the Nagyvárad's church under construction rises next to trees, on which a mason is working with a trowel, the stones are lifted up to it with the help of a pulley, and in front of him is mortar in a round bowl. In the foreground, on the banks of the Körös, another construction worker is mixing mortar. On the right, in the foreground, King Ladislaus stands with a raised hand and a haloed head. |
| Page 99 | King Ladislaus Receives Ambassadors | King Ladislaus Receives Ambassadors Blurred illustration in the initial "P", King Ladislaus is with two attendants on the left. On the right is four attendants, the first of whom hands the king a letter with a bowing gesture. According to the chronicle, the foreign envoys wanted to ask Ladislaus to be the leader of the First Crusade. |
| Page 101 | Funeral of King Saint Ladislaus | Funeral of King Saint Ladislaus The picture depicts a scene not mentioned in the text of the chronicle, but present in all known versions of the legend of King Ladislaus, when the carriage carries the king's body without horses towards the burial place he desired, the church of Nagyvárad. The body of King Saint Ladislaus lies in a four-wheeled cart, with a crown and halo on his head, a scepter and an orb in his hands. The carriage pole protruding from the picture clearly shows that there are no horses tied in front of the carriage. On the right is a group of admirers, in the background is the Nagyvárad church built by Ladislaus. |
| Page 101 | The Coronation of Coloman | The Coronation of Coloman Bishop places the crown on the head of King Coloman, who is depicted as a hunchback in accordance with the tradition preserved in medieval chronicles. The coronation of King Coloman was in 1095. |
| Page 105 | King Coloman and Prince Álmos in Front of the Church of Dömös | King Coloman and Prince Álmos in Front of the Church of Dömös In front of the Dömös monastery founded by the prince, the hunchback King Coloman and his younger brother Prince Álmos extend their hands to each other as a sign of reconciliation, and a priest places his two hands in blessing on their arms. |
| Page 105 | The Hunt in Csór | The Hunt in Csór In a rocky landscape, in a forest, Prince Álmos is riding with two attendants who are followers of King Coloman. At his horse's feet, a hawk is holding a crow by the neck, and a barking dog is running towards them. The king let the prince go in peace to hunt in the Bakony. He sent two of his serfs with him under the pretext of honoring him, but he secretly trained them to carefully probe the prince's soul: to report to the king if the prince was intrigued against him. The prince arrived in Csór, released his falcon, and it caught a crow. The prince then said to the serfs with a simple spirit: "What if the crow swore to the hawk that it would not caw again if the hawk let it go?" But they answered thus: "Even if the crow were to swear, the hawk wouldn't let him go, but the crow couldn't swear either, because he's a foolish animal." The prince's words were reported to the king that night. The prince went to Bakony to hunt, but immediately left them and ran to Passau again to ask for help from the German king.— Mark of Kalt: Chronicon Pictum |
| Page 106 | The Blinding of Prince Álmos and His Little Son Béla | The Blinding of Prince Álmos and His Little Son Béla On the left in the rocky landscape, King Coloman is sitting on the throne, he orders two soldiers to blind Prince Álmos and his son Béla, and to castrate the boy. On the right in the background, Prince Álmos is lying on the ground, a soldier gouging out his eyes. The blinded child Béla is in front of Prince Álmos, the soldier kneeling next to Béla castrates a dog instead of him. |
| Page 106 | King Coloman Wants to Capture Prince Álmos | King Coloman Wants to Capture Prince Álmos In the foreground, the seriously ill King Coloman orders Benedek to capture Prince Álmos. In the background, Prince Álmos seeks refuge at the altar of the church in Dömös, from where Benedek still wants to drag him away. On the side, three monks stand with swords in their hands to prevent Prince Álmos from being taken away. |
| Page 108 | The Coronation of Stephen II, Coloman's Son | The Coronation of Stephen II, Coloman's Son Two bishops crown the young Stephen, who holds an orb in one hand and a scepter in the other. Two courtiers are standing in the background on the right. The coronation of King Stephen II was in 1116. |
| Page 113 | The Assembly of the Realm of Arad | The Assembly of the Realm of Arad King Béla II and his wife Queen Helena are sitting on the throne at the assembly of Arad in 1131. The Queen orders the execution of the magnates who advised the blinding of child Béla II during the rule of King Coloman. On the right, a group of executed and to be executed, behind them a soldier raises his huge sword. |
| Page 114 | King Béla II | King Béla II King Béla the Blind in a royal ornament with a crown, an orb, and a scepter. |
| Page 117 | Coronation of King Géza II | Coronation of King Géza II King Géza II is enthroned on the left, two bishops are placing the crown on his head. Meanwhile a young man, most likely Géza's eldest brother, the later usurper Prince Ladislaus with a princely hat leads a white horse by the reins and hands Géza the royal sword. |
| Page 117 | King Géza II in Royal Regalia | King Géza II in Royal Regalia The standing figure of King Géza II is with a hauberk, with a crown on his head, a scepter in his left hand, and a shield with his right hand. |
| Page 119 | German Emperor Konrad III and French King Louis VII March through Hungary with Their Crusader Army | German Emperor Konrad III and French King Louis VII March through Hungary with Their Crusader Army The route of the Second Crusade through the Kingdom of Hungary. There are rocky mountains, in the background there is a forest on the left, a church surrounded by a wall on the right. In the foreground, Emperor Conrad III of Germany is marching on horseback with an imperial crown, he holds a shield with a single-headed eagle coat of arms in his left hand. King Louis VII of France is riding behind him with a crown at the head of his crusaders. On the right, there are Hungarian warriors on horseback on a deep road, led by an archer who is ready to shoot. |
| Page 120 | King Géza II of Hungary and King Louis VII of France | King Géza II of Hungary and King Louis VII of France King Géza II of Hungary is in royal regalia on the right and King Louis VII of France stands on the left. The featuring of the two kings together is a sign of the good relationship that the chronicle emphasizes in contrast to the truculent behavior of the German crusaders. |
| Page 121 | The Coronation of Stephen III | The Coronation of Stephen III King Stephen III is sitting on the throne with the orb, a bishop places the crown on the head of the king. On the right, a Hungarian magnate with a pointed hat gives the sword of the country to the king. There is a pyramid-shaped mountain in the background. King Stephen III is depicted as an adult man in the chronicle, however he was only 15 years old when he was crowned. The coronation of King Stephen III was in 1162. |
| Page 121 | Prince Ladislaus, the Usurper of the Throne and the Stealing of the Crown | Prince Ladislaus, the Usurper of the Throne and the Stealing of the Crown On the left, Prince Ladislaus, son of King Béla II is sitting, a courtier whispers something in his ear. Two bishops are standing in the middle, one of them holds a royal crown in his hand. In the background, a figure is riding also holding a crown in his hand. |
| Page 122 | The Usurper Prince Stephen | The Usurper Prince Stephen There is Prince Stephen, son of King Béla II with a princely hat, crimson mantle and a sword in his left hand. He became King Stephen IV of Hungary. |
| Page 122 | King Béla III | King Béla III King Béla III, son of King Géza II is with royal crown, hauberk, an orb in his right hand, and a red and white striped flag in his left hand. |
| Page 122 | Coronation of King Emeric | Coronation of King Emeric King Emeric is enthroned with a scepter and a crown, two bishops place the crown on his head. The coronation of King Emeric was in 1196. |
| Page 123 | King Emeric | King Emeric King Emeric is with a crown, scepter and an orb. |
| Page 123 | Coronation of King Ladislaus III | Coronation of King Ladislaus III On the left, a bishop places the crown on the head of King Ladislaus III, who is standing in front of the throne, with clasped hands and slightly bowed. A bishop is standing on the right, a courtier is standing between them. Ladislaus was five years old when he was crowned, and the illustrator depicts him as an adult man. Because the author of the chronicle did not name the counterking Ladislaus to Ladislaus II, that is why he lists this Ladislaus as second, even though he was third in the list of kings. |
| Page 123 | King Ladislaus III | King Ladislaus III King Ladislaus III is with a crown, scepter and an orb. |
| Page 123 | Coronation of King Andrew II | Coronation of King Andrew II On the left, King Andrew II sits on the throne, a bishop places the crown on his head, and another bishop stands next to him. On the right, the king's daughter, Saint Elizabeth stands with a halo, and two of his sons, certainly the later King Béla IV and Prince Coloman. |
| Page 124 | King Andrew II | King Andrew II King Andrew II in a royal regalia. |
| Page 124 | King Andrew II at the Head of His Crusader Army | King Andrew II at the Head of His Crusader Army King Andrew II rides on the rocky river bank at the head of his knights, one of whom carries a red flag with the Hungarian double cross coat of arms. |
| Page 125 | Coronation of King Béla IV | Coronation of King Béla IV King Béla IV is crowned by a bishop on the throne. The king's younger brother, Prince Coloman hands him the sword of the country. |
| Page 125 | The First Arrival of the Mongols | The First Arrival of the Mongols In a rocky landscape, six Tatars on horseback chase King Béla IV, who is fleeing with his men. The Tatars are dressed Cuman clothes with sabers. |
| Page 126 | The Fight of King Béla IV of Hungary with King Ottokar II of Bohemia | The Fight of King Béla IV of Hungary with King Ottokar II of Bohemia There is a cavalry battle at Hainburg between the armies of King Béla IV of Hungary and King Ottokar II of Bohemia. In the middle, King Béla IV is on a white horse in armor with a crown. |
| Page 126 | King Béla IV | King Béla IV King Béla IV in a royal regalia. |
| Page 126 | Flagellants | Flagellants There is a rocky background landscape with churches, in the foreground, four flagellants moving from left to right, two of them have naked torso and two of them flog themselves bloody. At the same time, in the year 1263rd of the Lord, the people were running everywhere whipping themselves.— Mark of Kalt: Chronicon Pictum |
| Page 127 | Coronation of King Stephen V | Coronation of King Stephen V King Stephen V stands on the right, the elderly King Béla IV places the crown on his son's head, Queen Maria is behind him on the left. The illumination reflects the tense relationship between father and son. (According to this, it can only be about the crowning of Stephen as a junior king, which, however, is not remembered in the chronicle.) |
| Page 128 | King Ladislaus IV | King Ladislaus IV King Ladislaus IV, also known as Ladislaus the Cuman. He is wearing the clothes of his favorite Cumans. His mother, Queen Elizabeth, was the daughter of a Cuman chieftain |
| Page 128 | The Second Mongol Invasion | The Second Mongol Invasion Second Mongol invasion of Hungary, battle between Tatars and Hungarians on a gold background. On the left, there are two female figures among the Cumans, and on the right, a third one is seeking protection from a Hungarian knight. |
| Page 129 | Bishop Philip of Fermo, the Papal Legate Is Coming to Hungary | Bishop Philip of Fermo, the Papal Legate Is Coming to Hungary Bishop Philip of Fermo is coming to Hungary. The papal legate wears a cardinal's dress, is on a white horse, accompanied by a mounted soldier. |
| Page 129 | The Murdered King Ladislaus the Cuman and His Murderers | The Murdered King Ladislaus the Cuman and His Murderers The body of the murdered King Ladislaus IV lies in a tent decorated with Hungarian coats of arms. On the left, the two murderers look back as they leave: Cumans holding swords. |
| Page 130 | Prince Andrew Is Brought to Hungary | Prince Andrew Is Brought to Hungary Prince Andrew, the later crowned King Andrew III is riding in front of a rocky background. He wears a princely hat and he is accompanied by two men. |
| Page 131 | The Child Charles Robert Is Brought to Hungary | The Child Charles Robert Is Brought to Hungary Charles Robert with a princerly hat is riding on a white horse accompanied by two noblemen. |
| Page 132 | Prince Wenceslaus Arrives in Hungary | Prince Wenceslaus Arrives in Hungary Prince Wenceslaus, the son of the King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia comes to Hungary accompanied by two nobleman. |
| Page 133 | King Wenceslaus returns to Bohemia | King Wenceslaus returns to Bohemia On the left, King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia is on a white horse, next to him his son King Wenceslaus of Hungary wears a princerly hat. (Since the name Wenceslaus is not common among Hungarians, King Wenceslaus was called Ladislaus. He signed his charters under the name Ladislaus in Hungary.) |
| Page 134 | The Priests of Buda Curse the Pope | The Priests of Buda Curse the Pope Two "false" priests are standing in front of a church with a bell tower. One of them holds a burning candle in his right hand and rings a bell with his left. The other priest holds a book in his right hand and points to the bishop sitting on the ground with his left hand: the Dominican Cardinal Nicola, the later Pope Benedict XI. According to the chronicle, the cardinal came to Hungary to support Charles Robert, however, he was unable to enforce his commission. Upon his departure, he placed the citizens of the city of Buda under an interdict. Some priests from Buda cursed the Pope in protest. The setting of the image, contrary to the text, speaks in favor of the "false" priests. |
| Page 135 | Recovery of the Lost Crown | Recovery of the Lost Crown The Bavarian King Otto of Hungary sits on a white horse on the right. One of his man picks up from the road a wooden drinking vessel with right hand, in which the crown was hidden, and he already hands the crown to the king with his left hand. According to the chronicle, Prince Otto of Bavaria asked the Hungarian crown from Wenceslaus, who hid it in a wooden drinking vessel in fear of his enemies. On the way, the drinking vessel got lost, but finally it was found. |
| Page 136 | Cardinal Gentile Arrives in Hungary | Cardinal Gentile Arrives in Hungary Cardinal Gentile, the papal legate rides on a white horse, dressed in Franciscan clothing and wearing a cardinal's hat. He is accompanied by a priest and two men in secular clothes. |
| Page 137 | Battle of Rozgony | Battle of Rozgony Battle of Rozgony in 1312. The battle is taking place in a valley in front of two rocky heights decorated with a castle and a small forest, symbolizing Kassa (present-day Košice). On the right, on a white horse is King Charles Robert in full armor, in a helmet with a closed grill with the Hungarian Anjou helmet decoration, with a crown and a double cross coat of arms on his breastplate. His similarly decorated flag lies on the ground in the hand one of his fallen soldier. The king holds a shield in his left hand with the Anjou coat of arms with lilies. On the left, the opponent, their leader, also with a closed helmet, probably one of Amadeus Aba's sons fights a duel with the king. In the foreground are the bleeding corpses of the fallen, and in the background, the help of the king arrives under the flag with the Anjou coat of arms. |
| Page 138 | King Charles Robert | King Charles Robert King Charles Robert is a standing figure in military regalia, he has a royal crown on iron cap. In his right hand is an orb, in his left a lowered shield with the royal Hungarian Anjou coat of arms. |
| Page 139 | The First Wife of King Charles Robert, Mary Is Placed in a Coffin | The First Wife of King Charles Robert, Mary Is Placed in a Coffin The royal funeral, the first wife of King Charles Robert, Mary is placed in a coffin. One person places the queen's body in a coffin, two bishops perform the ceremony. |
| Page 139 | The Wedding of King Charles Robert With Elizabeth, the Daughter of the Polish King Władysław | The Wedding of King Charles Robert With Elizabeth, the Daughter of the Polish King Władysław On the left there are two elderly people, one of them holding a golden staff, leads the ornately dressed Queen Elizabeth with a golden crown. On the right, King Charles Robert holds the queen's crown towards her. (Elizabeth, the daughter of the Polish King Władysław was the king's third wife.) On the far right, two heralds are blowing horns, the horns poking out the frame of the illustration, together with the flags with the royal Hungarian Anjou coat of arms hung on them. |
| Page 140 | Queen Elizabeth With Her Children | Queen Elizabeth With Her Children In the middle, Queen Elizabeth is surrounded by her five children. On the left, two boys are wearing a royal crown: the later King Louis I of Hungary and his younger brother Prince Andrew, the heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Naples. On the right, three boys with princely hat: Stephen, Duke of Slavonia, Charles, who died in infancy, and Ladislaus, who died at the age of five. According to another opinion, the two figures on the right are the daughters of the royal couple: Catherine, Duchess of Świdnica, and Elisabeth. |
| Page 140 | The Founding of the Monastery in Lippa | The Founding of the Monastery in Lippa King Charles Robert and Queen Elizabeth, kneeling facing each other, hold a scaled-down copy of the church as a symbol of the foundation of the church in Lippa (present-day Lipova). |
| Page 140 | Saint Louis of Toulouse | Saint Louis of Toulouse A standing figure with halo, Saint Louis of Toulouse, (Louis of Anjou, Bishop of Toulouse). The Hungarian Anjou coat of arms is attached to the ornate priest robe on his breast. The saint is a descendant of maternal lineage of the House of Árpád: his mother was Mary, the daughter of King Stephen V of Hungary. He raises his right hand in blessing and the royal crown lies at his feet, symbolizing the fact that he renounced the Kingdom of Naples by joining the Church. |
| Page 140 | Birth of King Louis | Birth of King Louis The son of King Charles Robert, Louis born in 1326. The paternal uncle of King Charles Robert was Saint Louis of Toulouse who was canonized in 1317, Louis was named after him. There are rocky mountains with a castle in the background, Queen Elizabeth is lying in bed with a crown on her head, and one of the three female figures standing on the right is handing the crowned boy to her mother. In the year 1326th of the Lord, the king's son was born on 7 of March, whom he happily named Louis after his holy confessor brother.— Mark of Kalt: Chronicon Pictum |
| Page 141 | Birth of King Louis | The Burning of the Church in Székesfehérvár Flames erupt from the three towers and lead-covered roof of the four-towered Romanesque cathedral in Székesfehérvár. According to the text, the fourth tower, which was above the sacristy, did not burn down because the holy relics were kept there. |
| Page 141 | Felician Záh's Assassination Against the Royal Family | Felician Záh's Assassination Against the Royal Family King Charles Robert and Queen Elizabeth are sitting at a table richly laden with dishes in a room of the Visegrád palace, with an olive green carpet hanging in the background. The old Felician wounds the right hand of the Queen protecting the King with his sword, but John, the servant who rushes in, stabs the assassin from behind. On the left, another servant enters the room with a plate of food. |
| Page 143 | The Defeat of King Charles in the Campaign Against Basarab | The Defeat of King Charles in the Campaign Against Basarab Battle of Posada in 1330. From above, the Vlachs, who are wearing sheep fur cloth and fur caps, the Cumans who are wearing long caftans, roll rocks and shoot arrows at the Hungarian army marching in a rock gorge between high mountains, so part of the Hungarian army dies with Dezső Hédervári, who wore the king's armor and a crowned, ostrich-headed helmet to cover his escape. King Charles I escapes with two faithful men in the foreground. The painter depicts the fleeing king on a white horse with a crown on his head and a shield with a crest. |
| Page 144 | King Charles Receives the Envoy of Voivode Basarab | King Charles Receives the Envoy of Voivode Basarab On the left, the envoy hands over a letter from Voivode Basarab to King Charles Robert. The King is in armor, the envoy has a long hair, is in a long Cuman dress, with a helmet in his left hand. (The event depicted in this illustration precedes the battle depicted in the previous image.) |
| Page 146 | Victory of Basarab Over the Royal Army | Victory of Basarab Over the Royal Army Battle of Posada in 1330. The repetition of the theme is shown on page 143. The Vlachs are dressed in sheep fur, the Cumans are wearing long caftans, roll rocks and shoot arrows at the Hungarian army marching in a rock gorge between high mountains. On the right in the foreground, King Charles I escapes on horseback with his soldiers. |