# The Petrus Project ## The Goal Despite being one of the pre-eminent churchman and prolific authors of the twelfth-century, scholarly work or public interest in Peter the Venerable has traditionally remained low due to the inaccessibility of his writings. The goal of this project is to make accessible on-going (draft) translations of Peter's writings in order to begin this work. Given the close relationship between abbot Peter and his secretary (collaborator/ co-author) Peter of Poitiers, I intend to present his works here as well. The present site is meant as a rough first draft. It is an attempt to make texts accessible quickly, but likely not taking the form which is the best for consulation nor are the translations finalized. Our goal is to start the process of thinking about how to present, improve and develop this work - while offering interim access. This project is currently the baby of Marc Saurette () who hopes to turn it into a wider collaboration of scholars. If you want to join in the fun, you can request to join the Slack at [thepetrusproject.slack.com](https://thepetrusproject.slack.com/) where "we" will be exchanging ideas on how to go about developing this collaborative project. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://petrus-project.gitbook.io/petrus-project/readme.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.