Mark of Kalt (Hungarian: Kálti Márk, Latin: Marci de Kalt; fl. 1336-1373) was the canon of the Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and chronicler of King Louis I of Hungary, known for his work Chronicon Pictum, written in 1358 in Latin, with the last of the illuminations being finished between 1370 and 1373. He likely died while working, because contemporary sources stopped mentioning him.
Chronicon Pictum, the "Illuminated Chronicle" was written by Mark of Kalt in the court of King Louis the Great of Hungary in 1358
He was born a member of the lower nobility in Veszprém County, and became a Franciscan friar. From 1336 to 1337 he was court priest and chaplain of the queen and from 1342 to 1352 he was parish priest in the Saint Peter temple. In 1352, he was guard in the royal chapel, and minor canon in Veszprém and Székesfehérvár. Between 1353 and 1354 he was provost of Kő, and in 1355 he became canon in Székesfehérvár. While writing the Chronicon Pictum, Mark either retired or died suddenly. The last illuminations were finished between 1370 and 1373.[1][2]
The 147 pictures of the chronicle are an inexhaustible source of information on medieval Hungarian cultural history, costume and court life, they also represent the most important records extent of Hungarian painting in the 14th century. The artistic value of the miniatures is quite high, and the characters are drawn with detail and with a knowledge of anatomy.[3]
^Kenyeres, Ágnes; Bortnyik, Sándor; Csűrös, Zoltán; Király, István; Mátrai, László (1967). Magyar életrajzi lexikon. Akadémiai Kiadó.
^Kristó, Gyula (1977). Sík, Csaba; Vekerdi, László (eds.). História és kortörténet a Képes Krónikában. Budapest: Magvető Könyvkiadó. ISBN 963-270-424-X.
^CEU Press (2018). "The Illuminated Chronicle: Chronicle of the Deeds of the Hungarians from the Fourteenth-Century Illuminated Codex". CEU Press – Central European University.
MarkofKalt (Hungarian: Kálti Márk, Latin: Marci de Kalt; fl. 1336-1373) was the canon of the Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and...
Anonymus: only Árpád and Szabolcs match the time of the conquest. Hungarian chronicler MarkofKalt names seven captains who led seven tribes in the Chronicon...
The chronicle was written by MarkofKalt (Latin: Marci de Kalt, Hungarian: Kálti Márk) in 1358 in Latin, with the last of the illuminations being finished...
killed. According to the medieval Hungarian chronicler MarkofKalt in Chronicon Pictum: But Detre of Verona and the German princes plotted, as during his...
and call it to this day. — MarkofKalt: Chronicon Pictum The Scythians are certainly an ancient people and the strength of Scythia lies in the east, as...
and call it to this day. — MarkofKalt: Chronicon Pictum The Scythians are certainly an ancient people and the strength of Scythia lies in the east, as...
himself the King of the Hungarians, the Fear of the World, the Scourge of God: Attila, King of the Huns, Medes, Goths and Danes… — MarkofKalt: Chronicon Pictum...
of Kéza and MarkofKalt claimed that he was the legendary ancestor of the Aba clan; Mark additionally claimed that he was the legendary ancestor of the...
Scythiában marada atyjánál. Ezen Csabától származott az Aba nemzetsége." MarkofKalt, Chronicon Pictum. László Geréb's Hungarian translation, quote: "Csaba...
birth of that boy was prophesied by a dream, that's why he was called Álmos. — MarkofKalt: Chronicon Pictum Illustration on the Treasure of Nagyszentmiklós...
and call it to this day. — MarkofKalt: Chronicon Pictum The Scythians are certainly an ancient people and the strength of Scythia lies in the east, as...
way to Hungary. — MarkofKalt: Chronicon Pictum According to the Chronicon Pictum, King Stephen I of Hungary defeated Kean, a ruler of Bulgarians and Slavs...
himself the King of the Hungarians, the Fear of the World, the Scourge of God: Attila, King of the Huns, Medes, Goths and Danes… — MarkofKalt: Chronicon Pictum...
(1999-01-01). Gesta Hungarorum: The Deeds of the Hungarians. Central European University Press. ISBN 978-963-386-569-9. MarkofKalt. "Chronicon Pictum"....
occupied the Keramesion plain." About this time, MarkofKalt records that in 677, the principality of Ungvar (Ung fortress) was established in the regions...
MarkofKalt in 1358. Further, Rogerius's 13th-century work was published with Thuróczy chronicle in the late 15th century. In Split (now a part of Croatia)...
is a list of Hungarian chronicles and related gestas and legends which treat early and medieval Hungarian history. The original source of all extant...
birth of that boy was prophesied by a dream, that's why he was called Álmos." — MarkofKalt: Chronicon Pictum Illustration on the Treasure of Nagyszentmiklós...
the chronicle was sold at an auction for 420,000 West German marks in 1990. At the end of the printed chronicle text, the edition which stored in the National...
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