The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Peter of Abano
Also known as Petri Aponensis, Peter
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 15
A celebrated physician and philosopher, Peter of Abano arrives with the quiet weight of a reputation already established. His learning invites curiosity, even as the text leaves the man himself largely out of view.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult (born 1250)
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 15
- Books
- 1
Peter of Abano enters the book only as a celebrated physician and philosopher, born in Abano near Padua. The account offers no further personal history, relationships, or transformation, leaving him as a brief but notable mark of the intellectual world surrounding Marco Polo.
Description
The text identifies Peter as an Italian physician and philosopher but gives no account of his appearance. His height, build, complexion, hair, eyes, facial features, clothing, and distinguishing marks are unspecified, so a visual depiction should avoid assigning him invented traits.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
Appearances
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