Renaissance Codex Is the Centerpiece of a New Hungarian Library in Brussels

In connection with the Hungarian presidency of the Council of the EU, a library of outstanding representatives and achievements of Hungarian literature, language and science has been set up in the salon of the Hungarian House in Brussels.

The library in the Márai Salon (named after Sándor Márai, a Hungarian writer) contains primarily copies of important works by Hungarian authors translated into the languages of the EU member states. The library also consists of works by foreign authors about Hungary, making the selection particularly suitable for the promotion and dissemination of Hungarian cultural and scientific heritage abroad.

One side of the Márai Salon features shelves of literature works showcasing Hungarian scientific achievements.

Here you will find several works of great importance with authors and personalities known and respected outside Hungary, such as Mihály Csíkszentmihályi (psychologist), Ernő Rubik (inventor, known for creating the Rubik’s cube), Katalin Karikó (Nobel Prize-winning biochemist) and Béla Bartók (composer).

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In the other half of the library, the collection includes works of fine literature by Hungarian authors, works by the most translated Hungarian authors, several volumes related to Sándor Márai, as well as publications related to fiction, literary studies and linguistics.

The library room also houses a decorative copy of emblematic importance. The Philostratus Corvina is one of the most outstanding items in the Bibliotheca Corviniana, the Renaissance royal library of Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary, and is preserved by the National Széchényi Library (OSZK) as a national treasure.

An exact copy of this book has been created with the dedicated collaboration of the OSZK’s digitization experts and the book artist Gyula Schöck.

The body of the book is based on digital images of the original codex, and the binding was made using period-appropriate technology and materials.

This collection of books is unique not only in the European Union, but also worldwide, as it is the most comprehensive compilation of Hungary’s literary values in the member states of the EU and its official languages.

The OSZK has provided special professional support to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Prime Minister’s Office for the creation of the Hungarian House in Brussels, writes the national library in its statement.

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Via MTI, Featured image: Wikipedia / Magyar Elektronikus Könyvtár

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