The 147 pictures of the chronicle represent a large source of information on medieval Hungarian cultural history, costume and court life, they're also the most important records extent of Hungarian painting practices in the 14th century. The artistic value is quite high, and the characters are drawn with detail and by artists with a knowledge of anatomy.[5] The chronicle contains 147 miniatures: 10 larger images, 29 images in columns, smaller images painted in medallion shapes at the bottom of 4 pages, 99 images enclosed in initials, and 5 initials without images. In addition, there are 82 pieces of ornamental art painted in the margins.
The images are listed in the same order as their appearance in the chronicle.
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| King Louis on the Throne- King Louis I sits on a mosaic-decorated canopy throne with turrets in the middle in a leaf-decorated frame. His crowned head leans slightly to the right, his face around the mouth and chin is worn on the miniature. He holds a scepter in his right hand and an orb in his left hand. He wears white gloves. His reddish-brown striped dress is covered with an ermine lining and cloak. On his right are armored knights in western costumes with swords and shields, on his left is a group of oriental, long-dressed figures with bows, arrows, and sabers. The weapons of those standing to the left of the king are royal insignia according to Eastern custom.
Saint Catherine of Alexandria
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| The Historiographer- Mark of Kalt, the author of the Chronicon Pictum. The dress that the storyteller wears in the picture is not exactly monastic, but more ornate, as it has a gold border. A bearded man sitting in front of a mosaic-decorated pulpit is writing in a codex. There is a writing instrument in his right hand, and he holds down the sheet of parchment with a scratch knife in his left hand. His inkstands are attached to the edge of the pulpit.
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| The Miraculous Deer- The hunt of the miracle stag. A group of dogs hunting, in the foreground a leading figure: Hunor or Magor. In the left background is a forest towards which a deer is heading.
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| The First Arrival of the Hungarians in Pannonia- Initial "A" with floral and leaf ornamentation. Below it, a heavily worn miniature is occupying the entire width of the text in a simple frame. In the background there are castles on tops with residential towers. The Huns, considered by the chronicle to be the ancestors of the Hungarians, enter from the right in the foreground: armored knights on horseback, a chief in costume among them. One of the knights carries a flag protruding from the frame of the picture, the Turul, the legendary bird of the Hungarians is on the flag, which the illustrator here depicts as a falcon or eagle-like black bird on a red background. In the middle, there are men and women carrying children, and baggy packages on their backs, then there are women and children on wagons covered with tarpaulins, behind them, there are warriors riding on camels.
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| Attila's Battle With the Romans at Zeiselmauer- The depicted battle is the legendary Battle of Zeiselmauer when the Huns conquered Pannonia from the Romans. Two horse armies fighting each other, the corpses of the fallen lie on the ground, their blood stains the ground red. On the right side, one soldier's shield is striped with red and white, while another in the middle of the picture carries a golden flag decorated with a Turul which stands out from the picture.
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| King Attila on the Throne- Attila as the first Hungarian king. Attila is sitting on a throne with a cloak, crown, orb, scepter in a royal ornament.
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| King Attila- In the initial "P", King Attila.
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| King Attila- Attila, the warrior king has a crown on his head, a saber on his right hand, and an orb on his left hand.
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| Attila is Besieging Aquileia
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| King Attila- King Attila with a crown, sword, and the Turul bird in his shield.
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| Foundation of Venice- In the foreground, the fleeing inhabitants of Aquileia are rowing in a boat in Italian costume. The city depicted in the background could be Aquileia, or rather Venice built on lagoons near the sea shore. According to the text, the inhabitants of Aquileia first fled to a sea island and then founded Venice on the island of Rialto.
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| King Attila and Pope Leo- Attila is meeting with Pope Leo. The armored Attila is on a white horse with his soldiers, he looks at the figure floating above his head.
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| The Arrival of the Hungarians in Pannonia- The image shows several scenes at the same time. In the middle, Árpád tastes the water of the Danube from a drinking horn, the Hungarians are shouting the name of God three times, Kusid stands on his left with a drinking pot in his hand. On the left, Svatopluk is sitting on a throne, he receives Kusid, the ambassador of the Hungarians. The kneeling stableman of Kusid holds a white horse with a golden saddle. In the middle from the right, Árpád rides on a white horse with six captains and armored spear fighters. On the right in the foreground, a group of women and children comes from a road. The background of the whole picture is a rocky mountain landscape with castles, shepherds are driving cattles on the rocks.
Előd, Hungarian Chieftain
- Below the main illustration, in the initial "D", Előd, father of Álmos, holds a spear, relies on a Turul shield. (It is not clear from the text whether the leader depicted is Előd or Árpád.)
Álmos, Hungarian Chieftain
- Below the main illustration, in the initial "A", Álmos, Grand Prince of the Hungarians holds a sword, and a Turul shield in his hand. (It is not entirely clear whether Álmos or Árpád is the leader depicted.)
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| The Arrival of the Hungarians in Pannonia- The image shows several scenes at the same time. In the middle, Árpád tastes the water of the Danube from a drinking horn, the Hungarians are shouting the name of God three times, Kusid stands on his left with a drinking pot in his hand. On the left, Svatopluk is sitting on a throne, he receives Kusid, the ambassador of the Hungarians. The kneeling stableman of Kusid holds a white horse with a golden saddle. In the middle from the right, Árpád rides on a white horse with six captains and armored spear fighters. On the right in the foreground, a group of women and children comes from a road. The background of the whole picture is a rocky mountain landscape with castles, shepherds are driving cattles on the rocks.
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| The Arrival of the Hungarians in Pannonia (Detail)- Árpád tastes the water of the Danube from a drinking horn, the Hungarians are shouting the name of God three times, Kusid stands on his left with a drinking pot in his hand.
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| Előd, Hungarian Chieftain- Below the main illustration, in the initial "D", Előd, father of Álmos, holds a spear, relies on a Turul shield. (It is not clear from the text whether the leader depicted is Előd or Árpád.)
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| Álmos, Hungarian Chieftain- Álmos, Grand Prince of the Hungarians holds a sword, and a Turul shield in his hand. (It is not entirely clear whether Álmos or Árpád is the leader depicted.)
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| The Seven Captains
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| Árpád, the First Captain- Árpád, Grand Prince of the Hungarians stands with a sword and Turul shield.
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| Szabolcs, the Second Captain
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| Gyula, the Third Captain
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| Kund, the Fourth Captain
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| Lehel, the Fifth Captain
Bulcsú, the Sixth Captain
Örs, the Seventh Captain
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| Page 28 |
| Count Deodatus- Count Deodatus opens the line of the guest clans, he is in an open helmet with a sword and with his shield turned away.
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| Héder- Héder, the ancestor of the Héder clan is depicted with false coat of arms. There is a six-pointed golden star with a crescent moon on his clothes, shield, and flag. In fact, this coat of arms belongs to the Hont clan. The illustrator was obviously not familiar with the coat of arms of the Héder clan and used the coat of arms of the Hont clan. Therefore, on the next page, he incorrectly painted a dog's head in the coat of arms of the Hont family. Probably his own idea, perhaps based on the identification of the word Hunt-Hund, because "Hund" means dog in German.
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| Vencellin
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| Hont- Hont, the forefather of the Hont-Pázmány clan. The illustrator incorrectly painted a dog's head on his coat of arms and flag.
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| Poth- Poth, according to the text, he is the ancestor of the Bót clan, a bird with white legs on its shield and flag.
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| Oliver and Rátold- Oliver és Rátold, a golden linden leaf in their coat of arms.
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| Herman- Half figure of German Herman, a golden dragon on his shield.
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| Buzád- The ancestor of the Buzád family, with red frontal bone horns on his shield. The coat of arms of the Buzád family should correctly have an ox head. The depiction in the chronicle is more reminiscent of a chamois.
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| Keled
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| Simon and Michael- Simon and Michael, the ancestors of the Nagymartoni family. The family that immigrated from Spain was first called Martonfalvi then Bojót. Melinda, Bánk's wife, belonged to this family.
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| The Arrival of Different Clans to Hungary- Pointed, wooded countryside with castles in the background. In the foreground, figures in different garments march to denote different ethnic groups.
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| Three Knights- Three knights are in full armor.
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| Grand Prince Taksony- Grand Prince Taksony, a Turul bird is on his shield, a spear is in his hand.
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| The Hungarians Are Destroying Bulgaria- On the left there is a group of Hungarian riders with their leader, on the right there is a mountain landscape with two castles and a walled area.
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| Captain Lehel and Bulcsú Front of the German Emperor- The story of Lehel's Horn. On the left, the emperor is sitting on a bench. In front of him, Lehel is on the right, behind him there are Bulcsú and German soldiers. Lehel strikes the emperor's head with a long golden horn, so its blood drips down his face. According to the chronicle, Lehel was captured after the Battle of Lechfeld in 955, Lehel asked his horn at his last wish, striking the German emperor to death. According to the chronicle, he was Emperor Conrad.
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| Duel of Botond and the Greek Warrior in Front of the Gates of Constantinople- On the left, a group of Hungarian cavalry soldiers, led by leader Apor on a white horse. In the middle, a duel between Botond and a Greek warrior is in front of the walls of Constantinople. Botond and his horse are blurred. Botond, getting off his horse stabs his sword in the chest of the declining Greek. Emperor Constantine VII and his wife, Helena Lekapene watch mourning the events. In front of the city gate is a fragment of the wall overturned by Botond.
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| Captain Apor- Captain Apor, the leader of the Hungarian army wears a Turul bird as a crest on his flag, shield and chest.
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| Birth of King Stephen- On the right, we can see into a room of a palace, in the background of the room is a curtain woven with gold. In the foreground, Sarolt, Stephen's mother holds the naked baby in her lap, the baby Stephen has a halo around his head. Sarolt has a crown on her head, she accepts a golden crown from the martyr Saint Stephen with her right hand. According to legend, the Saint Stephen prophesied to Sarolt that a son would be born who would become king. The illustrator obviously deliberately depicted the two scenes far apart in time in one picture. A group of noble women stand in the background on the right. On the left, in the hall connected to the room, men and women are waiting in groups.
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| Grand Prince Géza- Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians is sitting on a green marble throne, he holds an orb and scepter in the hands. He has the red hat of the leaders on his head.
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| The Decapitation of Koppány- On the left, King Saint Stephen is riding on a white horse with a halo, he is accompanied by knights. On the right, a group of soldiers, Vencellin had just beheaded Koppány, Duke of Somogy who revolted against Stephen.
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| King Saint Stephen in Military Ornament- King Saint Stephen, the young warrior king stands on rocky ground. His armor is covered with Árpád stripes, a red and white striped dress. He holds a royal crown on his head, and around the halo. Saint Stephen holds a flag on his right and a shield on his left, both have the trimount with the double cross coat of arms symbolizing the apostolic king.
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| King Saint Stephen Captures Gyula- King Saint Stephen captures his uncle, Gyula, the ruler of Transylvania. On the right, front of the rocky-forested mountains, King Saint Stephen is sitting on a white horse with the double cross coat of arms on his chest, and a royal crown and halo on his head. He points with a warning and commanding gesture to the captured and handcuffed Gyula, whose hand is bound by a knight. On the left, knights of Stephen are chasing Gyula's warriors.
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| King Saint Stephen on the Throne- King Saint Stephen is sitting on a green marble throne with a halo around his head, he holds an orb and scepter in the hands.
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| The Victory of King Stephen over Kean, Duke of the Bulgarians and Slavs- King Saint Stephen defeats Duke Kean. He has a halo around his head. His hauberk was decorated with the double cross coat of arms. In the background, Hungarians are chasing fleeing Bulgarian warriors who are wearing oriental clothing.
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| King Stephen in Royal Regalia- King Saint Stephen is in royal regalia. On the king's chest is the Hungarian double cross coat of arms, on his head is a crown and halo, in his right hand is a scepter, and in his left hand is an orb.
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| The Foundation of Saints Peter and Paul Church of Óbuda- The kneeling King Saint Stephen and Queen Gisela hold the scaled-down copy of the church of Peter and Paul of Óbuda as a symbol of the founding of the church. The rocky soil adorned with trees and flowers.
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| Prince Emeric's Funeral and the Blinding of Vazul- In the foreground, two men place the body of Prince Saint Emeric, dressed as a prince, in a marble coffin. King Saint Stephen standing in front of the coffin rests his right hand on his face, he expresses his pain with this regretful gesture. While Queen Gisela watches the scene unfolding in the background, where the bound Vazul lies in the mountains, on a rocky terrain decorated with a castle in the background. Vazul's hand is held by a soldier sitting on his leg, and Sebös, Queen Gisela's emissary, pushes out his eyes. On the left, three hooded figures are riding: the emissaries of King Stephen, who are coming to free Vazul.
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| King Stephen Encourages Prince Andrew, Béla and Levente to Flee- King Saint Stephen lies sick in bed with his upper body naked, raising his right hand in warning towards the three princes standing next to the bed: Andrew, Béla and Levente.
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| King Stephen's Funeral- The funeral of King Saint Stephen. Two young men place the king's body in a marble coffin. Four bishops perform the ceremony. The praying Queen Gisela stands at the foot of the coffin. From the right, some mourners.
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| King Peter- King Peter Orseolo is in armor, holding a sword in his right hand and a royal crown in his left.
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| King Peter Is Driven Away by Samuel Aba and His Soldiers- In a rocky, forested area, on flowery ground, Hungarian horsemen led by Samuel Aba are chasing King Peter Orseolo, who is holding a crown in one hand.
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| King Samuel Aba- King Samuel Aba is in armor, holds a sword in his right and a royal crown in his left hand.
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| Battle of Ménfő: Victory of Emperor Henry III Over King Samuel Aba- Battle of Ménfő in 1044, the Germans are on the right side led by Emperor Henry III, the Hungarians on the left side led by King Samuel Aba. A group of Hungarian warriors, the supporters of King Peter leave him. The Hungarian flag with Árpád stripes falls to the ground with the broken rod, while the winning German flag flies high decorated with the German eagle. On the right side of the picture Emperor Henry III, gives thanks for victory, on the left a soldier executes King Samuel Aba.
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| Battle of Ménfő: Victory of Emperor Henry III Over King Samuel Aba (Detail)- King Samuel Aba reaches towards the crown, while a soldier stabs his heart.
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| King Aba's Envoy Delivers a Letter Written in Favor of Peace to the German Emperor
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| King Peter Gives Hungary as a Vassal to the German Emperor- On the right, King Peter Orseolo gives a gilded spear to Emperor Henry III who sit on the throne, acknowledging him as his overlord. Five noble youths bring gifts.
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| Prince Béla's Duel With the Pomeranian- Prince Béla pushes his opponent, the Pomeranian off the horse which is about to collapse with his lance. Among the princes Andrew, Béla and Levente who fled first to Bohemia and then to Poland, Béla fights instead of the Polish prince and his sons. He fights a duel against the duke of the Pomeranians, who refused to pay their annual tax, and Béla wins.
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| King Peter's Blinding, Prince Andrew Takes the Crown- In a wooded area, a soldier in full armor kneels on the body of King Peter Orseolo lying on the ground and gouges out his eyes. Next to Peter's head is the fallen crown. Bishop Beneta is standing on the left and holds out the crown to Prince Andrew.
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| Coronation of King Andrew- In the center, King Andrew is enthroned in an ornate dress, holding a scepter in his left hand. Two bishops place the royal crown on his head, while a third bishop kneeling on the left gives him a sword. (The picture shows three bishops perhaps because, according to the text, only three bishops survived the Vata pagan uprising in 1046.)
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| The Destruction of Emperor Henry's Ships at Pozsony- Under the castle of Pozsony, Emperor Henry III stands with two knights on a scuttled boat on the Danube, which fills with water. Two desperate men are in another drilled and sinking boat.
- In 1052, German Emperor Henry III undertook a fifth campaign against the Kingdom of Hungary, and besieged Pozsony without success, as the Hungarians sank his supply ships on the Danube river.
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| The Scene of Várkony: The Crown and Sword- King Andrew crowned his son, the five-year-old Solomon. King Andrew calls on his brother, Béla, who is entitled to the succession, to choose between the crown and the sword. The picture depicts two scenes: in the right, Prince Béla is standing in front of the door, to whom Ispán Miklós advises him to choose the sword. In the same picture, Prince Béla is standing in the room at the foot of the bed in which King Andrew is lying sick. Andrew's two main men stand behind the bed and his son, Solomon, with a crown on his head. On the step of the bed lies the sword, which represents dukedom, and the crown, which represents royalty.
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| Prince Béla Wins the Crown- On the left, two lords remove the crown from the head of the young Solomon. King Béla is standing from the right, with an orb in his left, a gray nobleman (the text says bishop) hands him the sword, while another places the crown on his head.
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| Page 69 |
| German Emperor Henry IV Brings Solomon Back to Hungary- The cathedral of Székesfehérvár with its four towers is on the left in the background. On the right, Emperor Henry IV is at the head of an army of soldiers, with the royal crown in his right, and his brother-in-law Solomon in his left. He leads Solomon by the arm.
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| King Solomon and His Younger Brother Prince David- On the left, King Solomon is with a crown, scepter, and an orb. On the right, Prince David is with a princely hat, shield and sword.
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| Prince Ladislaus Is Fighting a Duel With a Cuman Warrior Who Kidnapped a Girl- Battle of Kerlés in 1068, Prince Ladislaus is fighting a duel with a Cuman warrior. He has a halo around his head. The kidnapped girl has a crown on her head and stands behind the Cuman warrior. In the background, the Hungarians, King Solomon, and Prince Géza are chasing the fleeing Cumans in a rocky mountain landscape.
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| Prince Ladislaus Is Fighting a Duel With a Cuman Warrior Who Kidnapped a Girl- Battle of Kerlés in 1068, Prince Ladislaus is fighting a duel with a Cuman warrior. He has a halo around his head. The kidnapped girl has a crown on her head and stands behind the Cuman warrior. In the background, the Hungarians, King Solomon, and Prince Géza are chasing the fleeing Cumans in a rocky mountain landscape.
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| The Capture of Belgrade and the Distribution of the Spoils of War- In the background, the castle of Belgrade besieged by the Hungarians rises on rocks, which is set on fire by a Hungarian prisoner girl with a torch. On the left, soldiers look up at the burning castle. In the foreground, they are dividing the spoils of war: Count Vid, King Solomon's favorite sits at a table and divides the booty into four parts. Standing next to the table are: King Solomon, Prince Géza and Ladislaus, the latter with a halo.
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| The Feud Between King Solomon and Prince Géza- King Solomon is enthroned with a crown and scepter in a room closed with a brown carpet hung in front of a pedimental of a building. To his right stands Count Vid, who stirs up strife. He holds two swords in a scabbard. On the right, Prince Géza stands in the background, to whom three ambassadors hand over the Greek emperor's sealed letter. This also increases Solomon's envy.
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| The People of Niš Pay Homage to King Solomon and Prince Géza
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| Prince Géza and Abbot Villermus- Abbot Villermus of Szekszárd's monastery puts on a knight's disguise on his naked upper body, and leading a horse equipped in the same image, he stands in front of Prince Géza to wake him up from his sleep and encourage him to flee. Behind the lying prince, at his head, stand the two traitors, Petrud and Bikas.
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| Escape of Prince Géza- Prince Géza flees with his soldiers, followed a little further by his two disloyal knights, Petrud and Bikas, who raise their shields as a sign of betrayal, but Solomon's soldiers, not knowing this sign, cut them down.
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| The Vision of Prince Ladislaus- On the left is Prince Géza on a white horse, on whose head a descending angel places a crown. On the right, also on a white horse, is Prince Ladislaus, who amazed at the celestial phenomenon, looks up with outstretched arms. According to the text, only Ladislaus sees the vision, and he tells it to Géza, who vows that if the vision is fulfilled, he will build a church in that place.
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| The Battle of Mogyoród
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| The Vision of King Géza and Prince Ladislaus- King Géza and Prince Ladislaus are embracing each other, they stand next to the Danube at Vác. King Géza holds an orb in his hand, Prince Ladislaus has a battleaxe. According to the text, they are talking about where to build the church vowed for victory. On the right, a deer is standing among the trees with candles burning at the end of his antlers. On the left, in the background, knights are standing, who aim at the deer with an arrow. According to the text, at the place where the deer gained a foothold, King Géza founded the church.
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| King Solomon Again Asks for Help From the German Emperor- Emperor Henry IV is enthroned on the left, with a crown on his head and a scepter in his left hand, Solomon kneeling in front of him grasps the emperor's right hand with both hands. In the foreground is the royal crown on the ground. Three courtiers stand behind Solomon.
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| Page 91 |
| The Escape of King Solomon- In the background on the right is the castle of Pozsony, from whose walls warriors look down. In the foreground on the left is King Géza, Prince Ladislaus is on a white horse at the head of his knights, a shield with double cross on his left, a sword on his right. There is halo around his head, above him an angel (the text says two angels) floats with a fiery sword. On the right, the half-visible figure of King Solomon fleeing on horseback, looking back at his pursuers, holding a sword in his right hand and a shield with red and white stripes (Árpád stripes) in his left.
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| The Coronation of Ladislaus the First- King Saint Ladislaus is standing in an ermine-lined cloak, with a sword in his right hand, and an orb in his left hand. Two angels place the crown on his head, which is held by two bishops. The coronation of King Saint Ladislaus was in 1077.
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| Page 93 |
| King Saint Ladislaus, the Knight King- King Saint Ladislaus is in a full knightly armament, the double cross coat of arms on his chest, and a royal crown and halo on his head. He holds an axe in his right hand, and an orb in his left hand.
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| The Ruthenians Pledge Allegiance to King Ladislaus- King Saint Ladislaus sits on the throne surrounded by his knights. On the right, some Ruthenians in hats is kneeling in supplication, led by their prince, who placed his hat at the king's feet.
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| Page 98 |
| Siege of Kraków- In the background, the Kraków castle rising on the banks of the Vistula, from the walls of which a soldier looks down. In the foreground, on the left, King Saint Ladislaus leans on a shield with the Árpád-striped coat of arms with his left, and holds a sword in his right. In the foreground, on the right, a soldier sprinkles flour from his leg armor on the piled ground, and the one behind him also sprinkles flour. According to the narration of the chronicle, the inhabitants of the castle, seeing that the besiegers still have plenty of food, voluntarily surrendered the castle.
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| Page 99 |
| Construction of the Nagyvárad's Church- In the background, the Nagyvárad's church under construction rises next to trees, on which a mason is working with a trowel, the stones are lifted up to it with the help of a pulley, and in front of him is mortar in a round bowl. In the foreground, on the banks of the Körös, another construction worker is mixing mortar. On the right, in the foreground, King Ladislaus stands with a raised hand and a haloed head.
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| King Ladislaus Receives Ambassadors- Blurred illustration in the initial "P", King Ladislaus is with two attendants on the left. On the right is four attendants, the first of whom hands the king a letter with a bowing gesture. According to the chronicle, the foreign envoys wanted to ask Ladislaus to be the leader of the First Crusade.
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| Page 101 |
| Funeral of King Saint Ladislaus- The picture depicts a scene not mentioned in the text of the chronicle, but present in all known versions of the legend of King Ladislaus, when the carriage carries the king's body without horses towards the burial place he desired, the church of Nagyvárad. The body of King Saint Ladislaus lies in a four-wheeled cart, with a crown and halo on his head, a scepter and an orb in his hands. The carriage pole protruding from the picture clearly shows that there are no horses tied in front of the carriage. On the right is a group of admirers, in the background is the Nagyvárad church built by Ladislaus.
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| The Coronation of Coloman- Bishop places the crown on the head of King Coloman, who is depicted as a hunchback in accordance with the tradition preserved in medieval chronicles. The coronation of King Coloman was in 1095.
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| King Coloman and Prince Álmos in Front of the Church of Dömös- In front of the Dömös monastery founded by the prince, the hunchback King Coloman and his younger brother Prince Álmos extend their hands to each other as a sign of reconciliation, and a priest places his two hands in blessing on their arms.
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| The Hunt in Csór- In a rocky landscape, in a forest, Prince Álmos is riding with two attendants who are followers of King Coloman. At his horse's feet, a hawk is holding a crow by the neck, and a barking dog is running towards them.
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| The Blinding of Prince Álmos and His Little Son Béla- On the left in the rocky landscape, King Coloman is sitting on the throne, he orders two soldiers to blind Prince Álmos and his son Béla, and to castrate the boy. On the right in the background, Prince Álmos is lying on the ground, a soldier gouging out his eyes. The blinded child Béla is in front of Prince Álmos, the soldier kneeling next to Béla castrates a dog instead of him.
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| King Coloman Wants to Capture Prince Álmos- In the foreground, the seriously ill King Coloman orders Benedek to capture Prince Álmos. In the background, Prince Álmos seeks refuge at the altar of the church in Dömös, from where Benedek still wants to drag him away. On the side, three monks stand with swords in their hands to prevent Prince Álmos from being taken away.
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| Page 108 |
| The Coronation of Stephen II, Coloman's Son- Two bishops crown the young Stephen, who holds an orb in one hand and a scepter in the other. Two courtiers are standing in the background on the right. The coronation of King Stephen II was in 1116.
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| The Assembly of the Realm of Arad- King Béla II and his wife Queen Helena are sitting on the throne at the assembly of Arad in 1131. The Queen orders the execution of the magnates who advised the blinding of child Béla II during the rule of King Coloman. On the right, a group of executed and to be executed, behind them a soldier raises his huge sword.
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| King Béla II- King Béla the Blind in a royal ornament with a crown, an orb, and a scepter.
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| Coronation of King Géza II- King Géza II is enthroned on the left, two bishops are placing the crown on his head. Meanwhile a young man, most likely Géza's eldest brother, the later usurper Prince Ladislaus with a princely hat leads a white horse by the reins and hands Géza the royal sword.
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| King Géza II in Royal Regalia- The standing figure of King Géza II is with a hauberk, with a crown on his head, a scepter in his left hand, and a shield with his right hand.
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| German Emperor Konrad III and French King Louis VII March through Hungary with Their Crusader Army- The route of the Second Crusade through the Kingdom of Hungary. There are rocky mountains, in the background there is a forest on the left, a church surrounded by a wall on the right. In the foreground, Emperor Conrad III of Germany is marching on horseback with an imperial crown, he holds a shield with a single-headed eagle coat of arms in his left hand. King Louis VII of France is riding behind him with a crown at the head of his crusaders. On the right, there are Hungarian warriors on horseback on a deep road, led by an archer who is ready to shoot.
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| King Géza II of Hungary and King Louis VII of France- King Géza II of Hungary is in royal regalia on the right and King Louis VII of France stands on the left. The featuring of the two kings together is a sign of the good relationship that the chronicle emphasizes in contrast to the truculent behavior of the German crusaders.
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| The Coronation of Stephen III- King Stephen III is sitting on the throne with the orb, a bishop places the crown on the head of the king. On the right, a Hungarian magnate with a pointed hat gives the sword of the country to the king. There is a pyramid-shaped mountain in the background. King Stephen III is depicted as an adult man in the chronicle, however he was only 15 years old when he was crowned. The coronation of King Stephen III was in 1162.
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| Prince Ladislaus, the Usurper of the Throne and the Stealing of the Crown- On the left, Prince Ladislaus, son of King Béla II is sitting, a courtier whispers something in his ear. Two bishops are standing in the middle, one of them holds a royal crown in his hand. In the background, a figure is riding also holding a crown in his hand.
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| The Usurper Prince Stephen
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| King Béla III
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| Coronation of King Emeric- King Emeric is enthroned with a scepter and a crown, two bishops place the crown on his head. The coronation of King Emeric was in 1196.
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| King Emeric- King Emeric is with a crown, scepter and an orb.
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| Coronation of King Ladislaus III- On the left, a bishop places the crown on the head of King Ladislaus III, who is standing in front of the throne, with clasped hands and slightly bowed. A bishop is standing on the right, a courtier is standing between them. Ladislaus was five years old when he was crowned, and the illustrator depicts him as an adult man. Because the author of the chronicle did not name the counterking Ladislaus to Ladislaus II, that is why he lists this Ladislaus as second, even though he was third in the list of kings.
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| King Ladislaus III
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| Coronation of King Andrew II- On the left, King Andrew II sits on the throne, a bishop places the crown on his head, and another bishop stands next to him. On the right, the king's daughter, Saint Elizabeth stands with a halo, and two of his sons, certainly the later King Béla IV and Prince Coloman.
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| King Andrew II
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| King Andrew II at the Head of His Crusader Army- King Andrew II rides on the rocky river bank at the head of his knights, one of whom carries a red flag with the Hungarian double cross coat of arms.
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| Coronation of King Béla IV- King Béla IV is crowned by a bishop on the throne. The king's younger brother, Prince Coloman hands him the sword of the country.
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| The First Arrival of the Mongols- In a rocky landscape, six Tatars on horseback chase King Béla IV, who is fleeing with his men. The Tatars are dressed Cuman clothes with sabers.
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| The Fight of King Béla IV of Hungary with King Ottokar II of Bohemia
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| King Béla IV
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| Flagellants- There is a rocky background landscape with churches, in the foreground, four flagellants moving from left to right, two of them have naked torso and two of them flog themselves bloody.
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| Coronation of King Stephen V- King Stephen V stands on the right, the elderly King Béla IV places the crown on his son's head, Queen Maria is behind him on the left. The illumination reflects the tense relationship between father and son. (According to this, it can only be about the crowning of Stephen as a junior king, which, however, is not remembered in the chronicle.)
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| King Ladislaus IV
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| The Second Mongol Invasion- Second Mongol invasion of Hungary, battle between Tatars and Hungarians on a gold background. On the left, there are two female figures among the Cumans, and on the right, a third one is seeking protection from a Hungarian knight.
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| Bishop Philip of Fermo, the Papal Legate Is Coming to Hungary- Bishop Philip of Fermo is coming to Hungary. The papal legate wears a cardinal's dress, is on a white horse, accompanied by a mounted soldier.
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| The Murdered King Ladislaus the Cuman and His Murderers
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| Prince Andrew Is Brought to Hungary- Prince Andrew, the later crowned King Andrew III is riding in front of a rocky background. He wears a princely hat and he is accompanied by two men.
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| The Child Charles Robert Is Brought to Hungary- Charles Robert with a princerly hat is riding on a white horse accompanied by two noblemen.
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| Prince Wenceslaus Arrives in Hungary
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| King Wenceslaus returns to Bohemia- On the left, King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia is on a white horse, next to him his son King Wenceslaus of Hungary wears a princerly hat. (Since the name Wenceslaus is not common among Hungarians, King Wenceslaus was called Ladislaus. He signed his charters under the name Ladislaus in Hungary.)
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| The Priests of Buda Curse the Pope- Two "false" priests are standing in front of a church with a bell tower. One of them holds a burning candle in his right hand and rings a bell with his left. The other priest holds a book in his right hand and points to the bishop sitting on the ground with his left hand: the Dominican Cardinal Nicola, the later Pope Benedict XI. According to the chronicle, the cardinal came to Hungary to support Charles Robert, however, he was unable to enforce his commission. Upon his departure, he placed the citizens of the city of Buda under an interdict. Some priests from Buda cursed the Pope in protest. The setting of the image, contrary to the text, speaks in favor of the "false" priests.
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| Recovery of the Lost Crown- The Bavarian King Otto of Hungary sits on a white horse on the right. One of his man picks up from the road a wooden drinking vessel with right hand, in which the crown was hidden, and he already hands the crown to the king with his left hand. According to the chronicle, Prince Otto of Bavaria asked the Hungarian crown from Wenceslaus, who hid it in a wooden drinking vessel in fear of his enemies. On the way, the drinking vessel got lost, but finally it was found.
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| Cardinal Gentile Arrives in Hungary- Cardinal Gentile, the papal legate rides on a white horse, dressed in Franciscan clothing and wearing a cardinal's hat. He is accompanied by a priest and two men in secular clothes.
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| Battle of Rozgony- Battle of Rozgony in 1312. The battle is taking place in a valley in front of two rocky heights decorated with a castle and a small forest, symbolizing Kassa (present-day Košice). On the right, on a white horse is King Charles Robert in full armor, in a helmet with a closed grill with the Hungarian Anjou helmet decoration, with a crown and a double cross coat of arms on his breastplate. His similarly decorated flag lies on the ground in the hand one of his fallen soldier. The king holds a shield in his left hand with the Anjou coat of arms with lilies. On the left, the opponent, their leader, also with a closed helmet, probably one of Amadeus Aba's sons fights a duel with the king. In the foreground are the bleeding corpses of the fallen, and in the background, the help of the king arrives under the flag with the Anjou coat of arms.
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| King Charles Robert- King Charles Robert is a standing figure in military regalia, he has a royal crown on iron cap. In his right hand is an orb, in his left a lowered shield with the royal Hungarian Anjou coat of arms.
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| The First Wife of King Charles Robert, Mary Is Placed in a Coffin- The royal funeral, the first wife of King Charles Robert, Mary is placed in a coffin. One person places the queen's body in a coffin, two bishops perform the ceremony.
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| The Wedding of King Charles Robert With Elizabeth, the Daughter of the Polish King Władysław- On the left there are two elderly people, one of them holding a golden staff, leads the ornately dressed Queen Elizabeth with a golden crown. On the right, King Charles Robert holds the queen's crown towards her. (Elizabeth, the daughter of the Polish King Władysław was the king's third wife.) On the far right, two heralds are blowing horns, the horns poking out the frame of the illustration, together with the flags with the royal Hungarian Anjou coat of arms hung on them.
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| Queen Elizabeth With Her Children- In the middle, Queen Elizabeth is surrounded by her five children. On the left, two boys are wearing a royal crown: the later King Louis I of Hungary and his younger brother Prince Andrew, the heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Naples. On the right, three boys with princely hat: Stephen, Duke of Slavonia, Charles, who died in infancy, and Ladislaus, who died at the age of five. According to another opinion, the two figures on the right are the daughters of the royal couple: Catherine, Duchess of Świdnica, and Elisabeth.
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| The Founding of the Monastery in Lippa- King Charles Robert and Queen Elizabeth, kneeling facing each other, hold a scaled-down copy of the church as a symbol of the foundation of the church in Lippa (present-day Lipova).
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| Saint Louis of Toulouse
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| Birth of King Louis- The son of King Charles Robert, Louis born in 1326. The paternal uncle of King Charles Robert was Saint Louis of Toulouse who was canonized in 1317, Louis was named after him. There are rocky mountains with a castle in the background, Queen Elizabeth is lying in bed with a crown on her head, and one of the three female figures standing on the right is handing the crowned boy to her mother.
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| The Burning of the Church in Székesfehérvár- Flames erupt from the three towers and lead-covered roof of the four-towered Romanesque cathedral in Székesfehérvár. According to the text, the fourth tower, which was above the sacristy, did not burn down because the holy relics were kept there.
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| Felician Záh's Assassination Against the Royal Family- King Charles Robert and Queen Elizabeth are sitting at a table richly laden with dishes in a room of the Visegrád palace, with an olive green carpet hanging in the background. The old Felician wounds the right hand of the Queen protecting the King with his sword, but John, the servant who rushes in, stabs the assassin from behind. On the left, another servant enters the room with a plate of food.
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| The Defeat of King Charles in the Campaign Against Basarab- Battle of Posada in 1330. From above, the Vlachs, who are wearing sheep fur cloth and fur caps, the Cumans who are wearing long caftans, roll rocks and shoot arrows at the Hungarian army marching in a rock gorge between high mountains, so part of the Hungarian army dies with Dezső Hédervári, who wore the king's armor and a crowned, ostrich-headed helmet to cover his escape. King Charles I escapes with two faithful men in the foreground. The painter depicts the fleeing king on a white horse with a crown on his head and a shield with a crest.
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| King Charles Receives the Envoy of Voivode Basarab- On the left, the envoy hands over a letter from Voivode Basarab to King Charles Robert. The King is in armor, the envoy has a long hair, is in a long Cuman dress, with a helmet in his left hand. (The event depicted in this illustration precedes the battle depicted in the previous image.)
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| Victory of Basarab Over the Royal Army- Battle of Posada in 1330. The repetition of the theme is shown on page 143. The Vlachs are dressed in sheep fur, the Cumans are wearing long caftans, roll rocks and shoot arrows at the Hungarian army marching in a rock gorge between high mountains. On the right in the foreground, King Charles I escapes on horseback with his soldiers.
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