Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 17160
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πάλαι σε δῶρον ἐκ θ(εο)ῦ θεηγόρε·
πλουτοῦντ(ες) ἐν γῆ σῶν μετείχομ(εν) λόγω(ν): |
καὶ νῦν σε πλουτήσειεν αὖθις προστάτ(ην):
ἐκλιπαροῦμ(εν) πάντ(ες) οἱ συνηγμένοι: |
ὁ τούσ(δε) τοὺς σοὺς ἐν βίβλω χρυσοὺς λόγους:
ἄριστ(ος) νικόλα(ος) ἐνθεὶς ἐνθέως
Type(s) [5661] Πάλαι σε δῶρον ἐκ Θεοῦ, θεηγόρε (6 verses)
Text source DBBE (Inspection of a reproduction of the manuscript)
Text status Text completely known
Date 11th c.
Manuscript PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 533 [11th c.]
Place in Manuscript f. 3v
Person(s)
Patron
Nikolaos (11th c.)
Palaeographical information The text is written in gold uncial letters.
Contextual information The epigram is written below an image with a teaching scene of the enthroned Saint Gregory, who holds the Gospel and gives his blessing, surrounded by several priests.
Metre(s) Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)
Subject(s)
Comment Ἄριστος Νικόλαος refers to the man, who ordered the manuscript.
Bibliography

Primary

Secondary

H. Bordier, 1883, Description des peintures et autres ornements contenus dans les manuscrits grecs de la Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris: 141
Number of verses 6
Acknowledgements
Contributor(s)
Anne-Sophie Rouckhout, Rachele Ricceri

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