Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 18886
(formerly occ/2290)

	Ἀρχῆς καλλῆς κάλλιστον εἶναι καὶ τέλος
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Type(s)	[2488] Ἀρχῆς καλῆς κάλλιστον εἶναι καὶ τέλος (2 verses)
Text source	G. Strinopoulos 1920, Κατάλογος τῶν χειρογράφων τῆς παρὰ τὰς Σέρρας ἱερᾶς καί σταυροπηγιακῆς μονῆς Ἰωάννου τοῦ Προδρόμου, Ὁ Νέος Ποιμήν, 2(6-7), 338-353: 350
Text status	Text completely known
Date	1276-1300
Manuscript	SERRES - Mone tou Prodromou 22 [1276-1300]
Place in Manuscript	f. 350v
Palaeographical information	Written in black ink.
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)	Scribe-related epigram
Number of verses	4
Related occurrence(s)	[18124] Ἀρχῆς καλῆς, κάλλιστον εἶναι καὶ τέλος [982] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Reg. gr. 75 [982] (f. 101r) (1 verse) (2/4) [18054] Ἀρχῆς καλλῆς κάλλιστον εἶναι καὶ τέλος [13th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 491 [13th c.] (f. 201r) (2 verses) (2/4)
Acknowledgements	Creator(s) Delphine Nachtergaele Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout, Delphine Nachtergaele The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
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