H. Kolba Judit szerk.: Historical Exhibition of the Hungarian National Museum Guide 2 - From the Foundation of the State until the Expulsion of the Ottomans - The history of Hungary in the 11th to 17th centuries (Budapest, 2005)

ROOM 2 - The Age of the Anjou Kings (14th century) (Júlia Kovalovszki)

13. Capital with Janus head, Pomáz, 14th century 14. Reconstruction of a wall fountain with the ostrich crest of the Anjous, Visegrád, Royal palace, 14th century channels. At this time the monumental parish churches of Sopron, Pozsony (Bratislava), Kassa (Kosice), and Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca) were built, as well as those of the towns of the Szepes and the Transylvanian-Saxon regions. Old, small churches in market-towns and villages were replaced by new ones (for example, Csenger, Velemér). New monasteries were erected for the mendicant orders (at Székesfehérvár, Óbuda, Sopron, Szécsény etc.), and old monasteries were rebuilt (Garamszentbenedek). Towns were embellished with new palaces and town houses. The statue of St. George (1373) by Márton and György Kolozsvári, an outstanding example of medieval Hungarian and at the same time European art, was presumably made on royal order. In this work, achievements of 14th-century Italian and French art blended with Central European courtly culture appear on the highest artistic and technical level. (Copy; original in Prague Castle) MINING, TOWN LIFE An important factor in the economic development in Hungary during the 14th century was the flourishing of precious metal mining. This was encouraged by a decree issued by Charles Robert in 1327, according to which anyone could open a mine and be entitled to one-third of any profits. In the first half of the century Hungary contributed the greater part of Europe's gold production, although silver mining was also