The Vitae of various popes written by Pandulf and Boso, two of the most important sources on papal history of the 12th century, share a decisive commonality in their connection to the older Liber pontificalis. If one compares both authors in their role as continuators of the papal book, the parallels but also differences in their conceptions of history emerge with new clarity. While Boso, in optimistic trust in God, tried to interweave a golden past with a triumphant future, Pandulf openly addressed the failures and disasters of recent pontificates. His work appears in this light as a memorial of the decline experienced by Anaclet II’s curia.
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Selbstbehauptung durch Traditionsbildung? Zwei Fortsetzer des Liber pontificalis in den Schismen des 12. Jahrhunderts
Autori
Stephan Pongratz
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German
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0403-3.15
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2024
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Storiografie italiane del XII secolo
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Contesti di scrittura, elaborazione e uso in una prospettiva comparata
Curatori
Alberto Cotza, Markus Krumm
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354
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2024
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© 2024 Author(s)
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Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0403-3
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979-12-215-0402-6
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979-12-215-0403-3
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Reti Medievali E-Book
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2704-6362
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2704-6079