Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 20947
(formerly occ/4654)

	>:< π(άτ)ερ βοήθει τοῖς πο\|θοῦσι σὴν βίβλον·
	(καὶ) \| συμπόνησον τῶ δρό\|μω τῆς νηστείας:·

Type(s)	[4483] Πάτερ, βοήθει τοῖς ποθοῦσι σὴν βίβλον (2 verses)
Text source	DBBE (Autopsy of the manuscript)
Text status	Text completely known
Date	14th c.
Manuscript	MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana G 20 sup. [14th c.]
Place in Manuscript	f. 1r
Palaeographical information	Written in red ink, in alexandrinische Auszeichnungsmajuskel.
Contextual information	The epigram accompanies a miniature of John Klimax.
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Scribe-related epigram
Subject(s)	John Klimax (6th c. - 7th c.) - PMBZ: 13914: "Personenkennziffer: 2791"
Bibliography	Primary E. Martini, D. Bassi, 1906, Catalogus codicum graecorum Bibliothecae Ambrosianae (vol. 1), Milan: 461-462 A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 339-340, 679 (image: plate CX)
Number of verses	2
Acknowledgements	Creator(s) Renaat Meesters Transcriber(s) Nina Sietis Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout, Rachele Ricceri, Nina Sietis The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
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