Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 1905
(formerly typ/30)

	Βίβλῳ γραφείσας τῇδε τὰς καθ' ἡμέραν
	μνήμας ἑορτὰς τοῦ χρόνου παντὸς βλέπων,
	τοῦ ζωγράφου θαύμαζε τὴν εὐτεχνίαν.
	Καὶ γὰρ νοητὸς ὡς πόλος τὸ βιβλίον
	Χριστὸν νοητὸν ἥλιον μέσον φέρει,
	καὶ πανσέληνον τὴν τεκοῦσαν παρθένον,
	ὡς ἀστέρας κύκλῳ δὲ φρυκτωρουμένους
	πάντων δικαίων τῶν ἀπ' αἰῶνος χορούς,
	τοὺς εὐαρεστήσαντας αὐτῷ γνησίως.
	Πίστις δὲ ταῦτα καὶ πονεῖ καὶ προσφέρει,
	καὶ ποτνιᾶται καὶ νεουργεῖ καὶ γράφει
	Ζαχαρίου καλογήρου τοῦ Ἰβήρου. Ὧ θεῖος ἔρως.

Text source	I. Ševčenko 1962, The Illuminators of the Menologium of Basil II, Dumbarton Oaks Papers, 16, 245-276: 273
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Patron-related epigram Scribe-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Jesus Christ (10 BC-1 BC - 30-33) Theotokos Zacharias (11th c.) - PMBZ: 30652: "Personenkennziffer: 28497"
Tag(s)	Beauty of the book Colophon Miniature Reference to content of the book
Translation(s)	Beholding the commemorations and feasts for the whole year inscribed in the present book day by day, do thou admire the skill of the painter. For, like unto the intelligible Heaven, this book contains Christ, the intelligible sun; like unto the full moon, the Virgin, who gve birth to Him; like unto a circle of the beaconing stars, the choirs of all the Righteous, from the beginning of time, who have truly pleased Him. The imploring of monk Zacharias the Georgian executed, offered, and wrote all this. O Divine Love. Language English Source(s) I. Ševčenko 1962, The Illuminators of the Menologium of Basil II, Dumbarton Oaks Papers, 16, 245-276: 274 Wenn Du in diesem Buche die täglichen Feste, die Merkzeichen des ganzen Jahres, siehst, bewundere die Kunst des Malers. Denn wie der sichtbare Himmel ist das Buch. Christus als sichtbare Sonne tragt es mitten und als Vollmond die Jungfrau, die da gebar; wie leuchtende Sterne aber in Kreise herum die Chöre aller der Gerechten von Ewigkeit her, die ihm wahrhaft gefielen. Glaube aber arbeitet auch dieses hier und bringt er hervor; und er betet und schafft neu und schreibt. Des Mönches Zacharias des Iberers. Dem die göttliche Liebe (werde!) Language German Source(s) J. Strzygowski, 1891, Das Etschmiadzin-Evangeliar, Vienna: 79
Bibliography	Primary A. Acconcia Longo 2008, El poema introductorio en dodecasílabos bizantinos, in F. D'Aiuto (ed.), El «Menologio de Basilio II», Città del Vaticano, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vat. gr. 1613. Libro de estudios con ocasión de la edición facsímil, Città del Vaticano, Atenas, Madrid, 77-90: 89 J. Strzygowski, 1891, Das Etschmiadzin-Evangeliar, Vienna: 79-80
Number of verses	12
Occurrence(s)	[17203] Βίβλῳ γραφείσας τῇδε τὰς καθ' ἡμέραν [1030] TBILISI - Korneli Kekelidze Georgian National Centre of Manuscripts - A 648 [1030] ((unsure) f. 71r -- (alt.) p. 142) (12 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Maria Tomadaki, Lotte van Olmen, Lev Shadrin The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 106: "In menologium"
Permalink	https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/1905

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