Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 2772
(formerly typ/882)

	Τὴν δόσιν ὄντως πνεύματος παναγίου
	ἱπταμένην ἄνωθεν ἐμφανίζει τοῖς κάτω.

Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 253-254
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Image-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Mark (evangelist, saint) (1st c.)
Tag(s)	Description of an image Miniature
Critical Notes	1 δόσιν ] δό(σιν?) Nelson, Vassis; δῶτιν Koutloumousianos; δότιν Soteriou
Translation(s)	He shows to those below the gift [?] of the all-holy Spirit flying from above. Language English Source(s) R. Nelson, 1980, The Iconography of Preface and Miniature in the Byzantine Gospel Book, New York: 26 Die Gabe wahrlich des allheiligen Geistes, die von oben herabfliegt, macht er sichtbar denen unten. Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 253
Bibliography	Primary B. Koutloumousianos, 1846, Ὑπόμνημα ἱστορικόν περὶ τῆς κατά τὴν Χάλκην Μονῆς τῆς Θεοτόκου, Constantinople: 98 R. Nelson, 1978, Text and Image in a Byzantine Gospel Book in Istanbul (Ecumenical Patriarchate, cod. 3), New York: 20, 298, 301 R. Nelson, 1980, The Iconography of Preface and Miniature in the Byzantine Gospel Book, New York: 26-27 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)	[23633] τὴν δό(σιν?) ὄντως πν(εύματο)ς παναγίου [14th c.] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 937 (olim 735) [14th c.] (f. 129r) (2 verses) [18447] τὴν δό(σιν?) ὄντως πν(εύματο)ς παναγίου [12th c.] ISTANBUL - Oikoumenikon Patriarcheion Patriarchikon Skeuofulakion 3 [12th c.] (f. 196v) (2 verses) [23668] τὴν δό(σιν?) ὄντ(ως) πν(εύματο)ς παναγίου [12th-13th c.] LONDON - British Library - Egerton 2783 [12th-13th c.] (f. 106r) (2 verses)
Related type(s)	[2770] Ἐνταῦθα μόσχος ἱερουργίας τύπον (2 verses) (Same cycle) [2766] Τὴν ὡς καθ᾽ ἡμᾶς τοῦ θεοῦ παρουσίαν (3 verses) (Same cycle) [2768] Τὴν ἀρχικήν τε καὶ βασιλικωτάτην (2 verses) (Same cycle)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Dimitrios Skrekas, Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	BEiÜ IV, GR83 Vassis ICB 2005, 730: "In aquilam Ioannis evang."
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