Talk by Marcus Tanner
Croats at the Court of the Raven King
Marcus Tanner, journalist and writer, gave a talk “Croats at the Court of the Raven King” at the Croatian Embassy in London on 18th March 2009. Marcus Tanner was a permanent correspondent, a war reporter and an assistant foreign editor of the British daily newspaper The Independent. He is the author of several books, among them “Croatia, a Nation Forged in War” He also collaborated with Marica Meštrovic on her book “Ivan Meštrovic: The Making of a Master”.
Talk by Marcus Tanner
Croats at the Court of the Raven King
Marcus Tanner, journalist and writer, gave a talk “Croats at the Court of the Raven King” at the Croatian Embassy in London on 18th March 2009. Marcus Tanner was a permanent correspondent, a war reporter and an assistant foreign editor of the British daily newspaper The Independent. He is the author of several books, among them “Croatia, a Nation Forged in War” He also collaborated with Marica Meštrovic on her book “Ivan Meštrovic: The Making of a Master”.
The talk was prompted by lengthy research that Tanner had undertaken for the book "The Raven King: Matthias Corvinus and the Fate of his Lost Library". The subject of the book is the lost library of Matthias Corvinus (1458-1490), king of Hungary and Croatia. While working on the book Tanner noticed the importance of the influence of the Croats on the education of the young king. He also noticed strong links with the Croatian artists, writers and humanists who were active at the splendid renaissance court. Tanner spoke about the archbishop and statesman Ivan Vitez, his brilliant nephew Janus Panonius – Ivan Cesmicki, sculptor Ivan Duknovic and the mysterious Felix Ragusinus, who allegedly was the most important person in the famous king's library. The talk was illustrated with examples of the works of art, geographical maps and modern graphics.
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