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Book SynopsisMedieval Buda in Context discusses the character and development of Buda and its surroundings between the thirteenth and the sixteenth centuries, particularly its role as a royal center and capital city of the medieval Kingdom of Hungary. The twenty-one articles written by Hungarian and international scholars draw on a variety of primary sources: texts, both legal and literary; archaeological discoveries; architectural history; art history; and other studies of material culture. The essays also place Buda in the political, social, cultural and economic context of other contemporary central and eastern European cities. By bringing together the results of research undertaken in recent decades for an English-language readership, this volume offers new insights into urban history and the culture of Europe as a whole. Contributors are János M. Bak, Zoltán Bencze, Judit Benda, István Draskóczy, Antonín Kalous, István Kenyeres, Gábor Klaniczay, András Kubinyi, József Laszlovszky, Károly Magyar, Balázs Nagy, Szilárd Papp, James Plumtree, Martyn Rady, Valery Rees, Orsolya Réthelyi, Beatrix F. Romhányi, Enikő Spekner, Péter Szabó, Katalin Szende, András Vadas, András Végh, and László Veszprémy.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Figures List of Abbreviations Notes on Contributors Introduction Part 1: Buda: History, Sources, Historiography 1 The Budapest History Museum and the Rediscovery of Medieval Buda Zoltán Bencze 2 The Fate of the Medieval Archives of Buda and Pest István Kenyeres Part 2: Buda before Buda 3 Buda before Buda: Óbuda and Pest as Early Centers Enikő Spekner 4 ‘A castle once stood, now a heap of stones…’ the Site and Remains of Óbuda in Medieval Chronicles, National Epics, and Modern Fringe Theories József Laszlovszky and James Plumtree 5 A Royal Forest in the Medium Regni Péter Szabó Part 3: The Topography of Buda 6 Royal Residences in Buda in Hungarian and European Context Károly Magyar 7 Buda-Pest 1300 – Buda-Pest 1400. Two Topographical Snapshots András Végh 8 The Monastic Topography of Medieval Buda Beatrix F. Romhányi 9 Sacred Sites in Medieval Buda Gábor Klaniczay 10 Merchants, Markets, and Shops in Late Medieval Buda, Pest and Óbuda Judit Benda 11 Commercial Contacts of Buda along the Danube and beyond István Draskóczy Part 4: Buda as a Power Center 12 The Government of Medieval Buda Martyn Rady 13 Diets and Synods in Buda and Its Environs János M. Bak and András Vadas 14 Royal Summits in and around Medieval Buda Balázs Nagy 15 Buda, Medieval Capital of Hungary András Kubinyi Part 5: Court Culture of a ‘Capital’ 16 Made for the King: Sigismund of Luxemburg’s Statues in Buda and Their Place in Art History Szilárd Papp 17 The Court of the King and Queen in Buda in the Jagiellonian Age Orsolya Réthelyi 18 Buda as a Center of Renaissance and Humanism Valery Rees Part 6: Buda beyond Buda 19 Buda: From a Royal Palace to an Assaulted Border Castle, 1490–1541 László Veszprémy 20 The Last Medieval King Leaves Buda Antonín Kalous 21 Buda and the Urban Development of East Central Europe Katalin Szende Appendices Select Bibliography on the History of Medieval Buda Index of Geographic Names Index of Personal Names
