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Liber ad honorem Augusti

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22: 92:. Composed in honour of Henry VI and intended for presentation to him, the poem, distributed into three books, the last one being an encomium of Henry VI, and 52 continuously numbered particulae, is written in a mannered and sophisticated style. It is often mocking and extremely biased (see for example part. 4; 7-9; 25f. and the illustrations), but, once allowance has been made for this, is a useful and detailed historical source. It contains much information about 227: 103:
At every page opening a column of Latin text is faced by a full page illustration with brief captions. This beautiful volume gives a rich picture of 12th century life in Italy and Sicily; it may be compared with the 11th century
307: 210:, trans. Gwenyth Hood, Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies v.398 (Tempe, AZ: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2012), 560pp. 312: 317: 108:. The fierce caricatures of Tancred, who is depicted as almost ape-like in stature and features, match the propagandistic bias of the text. 292: 268: 145: 173: 297: 215: 197: 97: 287: 89: 26: 261: 126: 322: 302: 254: 93: 21: 70: 149: 211: 193: 238: 192:, text revised, translated and annotated by Gereon-Becht-Jördens, Jan Thorbecke Verlag, 1994 81: 48: 105: 66: 58: 281: 226: 69:(in Latin, Petrus de Ebulo). The presentation copy, ordered by chancellor 127:"Folio 105r. Henry VI went to Rome to be crowned by Pope Celestine III" 62: 85: 57:, "Poem on the Sicilian revolt") is an illustrated narrative epic in 234: 74: 190:
Petrus de Ebulo: Liber ad honorem Augusti sive de rebus Siculis
96:, the wife of Henry VI (part. 20ff.), and the birth of her son 88:, an attempt thwarted by the successful military campaign of 242: 43:Liber ad honorem Augusti sive de rebus Siculis 262: 146:"Liber ad honorem Augusti by Pietro da Eboli" 8: 41: 30: 269: 255: 20: 117: 51:, or on Sicilian affairs"; also called 7: 308:12th-century illuminated manuscripts 223: 221: 241:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 14: 313:Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor 225: 98:Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor 16:1196 epic poem by Peter of Eboli 84:'s attempt to take control of 1: 61:elegiac couplets, written in 318:Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor 233:This article related to the 188:Theo Kölzer, Marlis Stähli, 90:Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor 25:The enthronement of emperor 293:12th-century books in Latin 204:Book in Honor of Augustus ( 144:Pietro da Eboli (c. 1197). 125:Pietro da Eboli (c. 1197). 73:, is now MS. 120 II of the 29:, an illumination from the 339: 298:12th-century history books 220: 54:Carmen de motibus Siculis 206:Liber ad honorem Augusti 176:Liber ad honorem Augusti 131:Liber ad honorem Augusti 47:("Book in honour of the 32:Liber ad honorem Augusti 80:It tells the story of 42: 36: 31: 24: 288:Epic poems in Latin 94:Constance of Sicily 77:Municipal Library. 174:Latin text of the 71:Conrad of Querfurt 37: 250: 249: 202:Petrus de Ebulo, 330: 271: 264: 257: 229: 222: 161: 160: 158: 157: 148:. Archived from 141: 135: 134: 122: 82:Tancred of Lecce 45: 34: 338: 337: 333: 332: 331: 329: 328: 327: 278: 277: 276: 275: 185: 170: 165: 164: 155: 153: 143: 142: 138: 124: 123: 119: 114: 106:Bayeux Tapestry 17: 12: 11: 5: 336: 334: 326: 325: 320: 315: 310: 305: 300: 295: 290: 280: 279: 274: 273: 266: 259: 251: 248: 247: 235:Latin language 230: 219: 218: 216:978-0866984461 200: 184: 181: 180: 179: 169: 168:External links 166: 163: 162: 136: 116: 115: 113: 110: 67:Peter of Eboli 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 335: 324: 321: 319: 316: 314: 311: 309: 306: 304: 301: 299: 296: 294: 291: 289: 286: 285: 283: 272: 267: 265: 260: 258: 253: 252: 246: 244: 240: 236: 231: 228: 224: 217: 213: 209: 205: 201: 199: 198:3-7995-4245-0 195: 191: 187: 186: 182: 178: 177: 172: 171: 167: 152:on 2015-03-20 151: 147: 140: 137: 132: 128: 121: 118: 111: 109: 107: 101: 99: 95: 91: 87: 83: 78: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 55: 50: 46: 44: 33: 28: 23: 19: 243:expanding it 232: 207: 203: 189: 183:Bibliography 175: 154:. Retrieved 150:the original 139: 130: 120: 102: 100:(part. 43). 79: 53: 52: 40: 38: 18: 323:Latin stubs 65:in 1196 by 303:1196 books 282:Categories 156:2014-05-29 112:References 49:Augustus 27:Henry VI 63:Palermo 214:  196:  86:Sicily 35:, 1197 237:is a 59:Latin 239:stub 212:ISBN 194:ISBN 75:Bern 39:The 284:: 129:. 270:e 263:t 256:v 245:. 208:) 159:. 133:.

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Henry VI
Augustus
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Palermo
Peter of Eboli
Conrad of Querfurt
Bern
Tancred of Lecce
Sicily
Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Constance of Sicily
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Bayeux Tapestry
"Folio 105r. Henry VI went to Rome to be crowned by Pope Celestine III"
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