Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 2768
(formerly typ/880)

	Τὴν ἀρχικήν τε καὶ βασιλικωτάτην
	ἰσχὺν παριστᾷ τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ δεσπότου.

Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 255-256
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Image-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	John (evangelist, saint) (1st c.) Matthew (evangelist, saint) (1st c.)
Tag(s)	Miniature Praise of the author
Translation(s)	He presents the royal and most imperial power of God and the Lord. Language English Source(s) R. Nelson, 1980, The Iconography of Preface and Miniature in the Byzantine Gospel Book, New York: 26 Die gebietende und überaus königliche Macht Gottes, des Herrn, stellt er dar. Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 256
Bibliography	Primary B. Koutloumousianos, 1846, Ὑπόμνημα ἱστορικόν περὶ τῆς κατά τὴν Χάλκην Μονῆς τῆς Θεοτόκου, Constantinople: 97 R. Nelson, 1978, Text and Image in a Byzantine Gospel Book in Istanbul (Ecumenical Patriarchate, cod. 3), New York: 19, 300, 303 R. Nelson, 1980, The Iconography of Preface and Miniature in the Byzantine Gospel Book, New York: 26 R. Ricceri 2026, Text and Image, Text as Image: The Beauty of the Book in Byzantine Book Epigrams, in M. Cutino, F. Stella (eds.), Versus ad picturas. Text/Image Relation in Greek, Latin and Arabic Poetry, Berlin, 243-263: 255 G. Soteriou, 1937, Κειμήλια τοῦ Οἰκουμενικοῦ Πατριαρχείου. Πατριαρχικὸς ναὸς καὶ σκευοφυλάκιον, Athens: 75
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[23641] τὴν ἀρχικήν τε κ(αὶ) βασιλικωτάτην [14th c.] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 937 (olim 735) [14th c.] (f. 321r) (2 verses) [18444] τὴν ἀρχικήν τε κ(αὶ) βασιλικωτάτην [12th c.] ISTANBUL - Oikoumenikon Patriarcheion Patriarchikon Skeuofulakion 3 [12th c.] (f. 18r) (2 verses) [23679] τὴν ἀρχ(ι)κήν τε καὶ βασιλικωτάτην [12th-13th c.] LONDON - British Library - Egerton 2783 [12th-13th c.] (f. 264r) (2 verses)
Related type(s)	[2770] Ἐνταῦθα μόσχος ἱερουργίας τύπον (2 verses) (Same cycle) [2772] Τὴν δόσιν ὄντως πνεύματος παναγίου (2 verses) (Same cycle) [2766] Τὴν ὡς καθ᾽ ἡμᾶς τοῦ θεοῦ παρουσίαν (3 verses) (Same cycle)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout, Lotte van Olmen The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	BEiÜ IV, GR86 Paratexts of the Bible (Pinakes) , 18049 Vassis ICB 2005, 728: "In leonem Marci evang"
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