Monday 22 July 2013

Historical topic: Ferenc Wathay castle warden


In 1602 Ferenc Wathay he became the vice-captain of Székesfehérvár. One year later he was captured by the Ottomans and during his captivity he wrote many literary and historical works: the so-called Wathay-codex, 28 songbooks with religious and romantic subjects and autobiography also. The codex was decorated with colored paintings he made himself.


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