Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Occurrence 26887
(formerly occ/10959)

Type(s)	[5906] Ζῴων πετεινῶν ἐκλογὴ πέλει τάδε (1 verse)
Text source	DBBE
Text status	Text completely known
Date	1101-1150
Manuscript	VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 746 [1101-1150]
Place in Manuscript	f. 398v
Palaeographical information	Written in red ink.
Contextual information	The epigram accompanies a miniature depicting two Israelites, holding respectively an edible fish and bird, and a bunch of unclean birds, located beside Deuteronomy 14:24.
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)	Image-related epigram Text-related epigram
Image source(s)	https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Vat.gr.746.pt.2/0404
Bibliography	Primary A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 442 K. Weitzmann, M. Bernabò, R. Tarasconi, 1999, The Byzantine Octateuchs, Princeton: 216
Number of verses	1
Related occurrence(s)	[23311] ζώων πετεινῶν ἐκλογή πέλει τάδε [12th c.] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 602 [12th c.] (f. 263v) (1 verse) (1/1) [26888] ζώων πετεινῶν ἐκλογὴ \| πέλει τάδε [12th c.] IZMIR - Euaggelike Schole A-01 [12th c.] (f. 198v) (1 verse) (1/1)
Acknowledgements	Creator(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout Transcriber(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
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