paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Illustrated by ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT COVER ART (illustrator). Revised Edition. GOOD+ Cond PAPERBACK; PERSONAL LETTERS; LLETTERS OF DIRECTION. PETER THE VENERABLE; TWO HYMNS;54; Map Ilust (2); 296pg pages; Roman Catholic historian's retelling of middle ages romance.e nearly as famous a pair of tragic lovers as the fictional Romeo and Juliet; their shared passion for knowledge, religious faith, and one another sealed their destiny. Abelard was a well-respected, 12th-century Parisian scholar and teacher, and Heloise was his talented young student.