Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 17160
(formerly occ/285)

	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.) - RGK: - VGH: - PBE: - PBW: - PLP: - PMBZ:
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)	Author-related epigram Image-related epigram Patron-related epigram
Subject(s)	Gregorios of Nazianzos < Cappadocia (329 - 25/01/390) - PBW: Gregorios/128/ - RGK: - VGH: - PBE: - PLP: - PMBZ: Nikolaos (11th c.) - RGK: - VGH: - PBE: - PBW: - PLP: - PMBZ:
Comment	Ἄριστος Νικόλαος refers to the man, who ordered the manuscript.
Bibliography	Primary G. Galavaris, 1969, The Illustrations of the Liturgical Homilies of Gregory Nazianzenus, Princeton: XLII (image: plate 234), 238 H. Omont, 1929, Miniatures des plus anciens manuscrits grecs de la Bibliothèque Nationale du VIe au XIVe Siècle, Paris: 51 A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 140-141, 607 (image: plate XXVII) 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 - RGK: - VGH: - PBE: - PBW: - PLP: - PMBZ: , Rachele Ricceri - RGK: - VGH: - PBE: - PBW: - PLP: - PMBZ: The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
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