Petrus de Ebulo

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Petrus de Ebulo - self-portrayal from the Liber ad honorem Augusti , 1196

Petrus de Ebulo (* in Eboli ; † before 1220) was a high medieval Italian author and poet of rank, cleric, chronicler and doctor.

Petrus de Ebulo was the author of the Liber ad honorem Augusti sive de rebus Siculis ( book in honor of the emperor or about the events of Sicily ), an emperor Henry VI. dedicated verse chronicle . It describes the conquest of southern Italy and Sicily by Henry VI. and his diplomatic and military clashes with his rival Tankred of Lecce , who was considered the illegitimate son of Duke Rogers III. of Apulia and grandson of King Roger II from the house of Hauteville raised claims to the crown of Sicily, which Heinrich gained through his marriage to the heiress Constance of Sicily , the only daughter of Rogers II from his third marriage after the childless death of the last Norman king, Wilhelm III. of Sicily, had fallen. The birth of Emperor Frederick II in Jesi is also described . Along with the Bayeux Tapestry, this continuously illustrated work is the only surviving medieval series of images depicting contemporary events. As a source of the history and even more of the cultural history of Staufer Italy as well as Henry VI's conception of rule. it is of extraordinary value despite or precisely because of its prostaufer tendency due to the author's proximity to the court and to the Chancellor Konrad von Querfurt . Impressive literary portraits of the main characters are another special feature of the work. According to the author, this book was his first work. The only surviving manuscript is the dedication copy made on behalf of Chancellor Konrad von Querfurt (Bern, Burgerbibl. Cod 120 II). As evidenced by the codicological findings in two different scriptories , the manuscript prepared by two main scribes and a supplementary and correction hand, possibly that of Peter, shows traces of editorial interventions, including the addition of a third book with the Panegyric on Henry VI Client Konrad von Querfurt were arranged. It remains to be seen whether one of the two hands involved in the execution of the colored pen and ink drawings contrasted with the text pages can be ascribed to Peter and whether he should therefore also be regarded as an illuminator . A new kind of striving to grasp reality in its details, its diversity and often also drasticness is in any case a characteristic of both the style of language, which often tends towards mannerism , and of the painting style alike. Symbolic images strongly influenced by traditional Christian iconography , on the other hand, are found primarily in the third book.

As a reward for the Liber ad honorem Augusti , Petrus received a mill in Eboli as a fief , which is confirmed in a document from Emperor Frederick II .

His second work, a panegyric about Emperor Friedrich I. Barbarossa called Mira Federici gesta ( On the admirable deeds of Frederick [Barbarossa] ), has not been preserved.

In particular, the surviving third work, De balneis Puteolanis , shows that Petrus de Ebulo had a profound knowledge of high medieval medicine . This didactic poem , also transmitted in illustrated copies, describes the baths of Pozzuoli and their healing effects.

The identification of Petrus de Ebulo as a cleric results from the self-portrayal in the Liber ad honorem Augusti .

Works

literature

  • Fulvio delle Donne : Pietro da Eboli. In: Maria Paola Arena (ed.): Federico II. Enciclopedia Federiciana Volume 2, Rome 2005, pp. 511-514 ( online at Treccani.it ).
  • Fulvio delle Donne:  Pietro da Eboli. In: Raffaele Romanelli (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 83:  Piacentini – Pio V. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2015.
  • Silvana Barbati: Le Terme Puteolane e Salerno nei codici miniati di Pietro da Eboli. Luoghi ed immagini a confronto. Naples 1995, ISBN 88-85346-22-7 .
  • Theo Kölzer and Marlis Stähli (eds.): Petrus de Ebulo - Liber ad honorem Augusti sive de rebus Siculis. Codex 120 II of the Burgerbibliothek Bern. A pictorial chronicle of the Staufer period. Text revision and translation by Gereon Becht-Jördens. Thorbecke, Sigmaringen 1994, ISBN 3-7995-4245-0 .
  • Sibyl Kraft: A picture book from the Kingdom of Sicily. Art historical studies on the "Liber ad honorem Augusti" by Petrus von Eboli (Codex 120 II of the Burgerbibliothek Bern) (= Zurich writings on art, architecture and cultural history. Volume 5). Hain, Weimar et al. 2006, ISBN 978-3-89807-102-4 (in part also: Zurich, University, dissertation, 2002).
  • Silvia Maddalo: Il de balneis Puteolanis di Pietro da Eboli. Realtà e simbolo nella tradizione figurata (= Studi e testi, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana. Volume 414). Città del Vaticano 2003, ISBN 88-210-0754-5 .
  • Pietro Migliorini (Ed.): De balneis Puteolanis (= Fontes Ambrosiani. Vol. 77.). 2 volumes. Ed. Il Mondo Positivo, Milan 1987.
  • Hartmut Wulfram : Encyclopedic "topography" against an ancient background. Petrus de Ebulos de balneis Puteolanis and Giovanni Pontanos Baiae . In: Didier Boisseuil, Ders. (Ed.): The renaissance of the mineral springs in Italy and Europe from 1200 to 1600. History, culture and imagination. Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main et al. 2012, ISBN 978-3-653-02363-3 , pp. 215–245.

Web links

Commons : Images from the Liber ad honorem Augusti  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Images from the De Balneis Puteolanis  - collection of images, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Petrus de Ebulo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Peter of Ebulo; Peter of Eboli
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Author, cleric, doctor
DATE OF BIRTH 12th Century
PLACE OF BIRTH Eboli
DATE OF DEATH before 1220