The present volume of studies is the first Subsidium of the Central
European Medieval Text series, accompanying CEMT vol. 9 on the
Illuminated Chronicle (formerly called the Vienna Chronicle), written in
the fourteenth century, which represents the international artistic
style at the royal court of Louis I of Hungary. The volume of the text
and its annotations did not allow including the detailed scholarly
introduction into the same volume as is the custom with the other CEMT
items. The essays in the book analyze the text and the illuminations of
the Illuminated Chronicle in literaryhistorical, art historical and
heraldic context. The relevant literature that goes back to more than
200 years is also summarized. Additional studies address issues
connected with the narrative. Since the chronicle starts with the
history of the Huns, imaginary ancestors of the Hungarians, the Attila
tradition in Hungarian history writing is discussed. Extensive coverage
is offered on the dynastic struggles of the eleventh century, placing
them into the context of amicitia and deditio. The image of King St.
Ladislas I as the "ideal king" is reviewed, a topic that received
conspicuously detailed coverage in the chronicle. Finally, the fate of
the fourteenthcentury chronicle texts during the subsequent centuries is
examined, their appearance in legal texts, and their reception abroad.
