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Libraries established in the 15th century

  • Bibliotheca CorvinianaMatthias Corvinus, King of Hungary, began collecting books around 1460. He ruled from 1458 until his death in 1490. This monarch was one of the most powerful…
  • Vatican LibraryPope Sixtus IV signed the papal bull Ad decorem militantis ecclesiae on the 15th of June 1475. This document formally established what is now known as the…