Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 3358
(formerly typ/1497)

	Λαλεῖ πρὸς υἱὸν ὁ σπορεὺς πλὴν ἀγράφως
	Λαλεῖ δέ καὶ παῖς τῷ σπορεῖ πλήν ἐγγράφως
	Καὶ γίνεται δὲ κρᾶσις ἀμφοῖν τις ξένη
	Λόγου σιωπή, καὶ σιγῆς αὖθις λόγος.

Text source	E. Miller, 1857, Manuelis Philae Carmina (vol. 2), Amsterdam: 342
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Text-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Manuel Philes (1275-1345) - PLP: XII.29817
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Gregorios of Nazianzos < Cappadocia (329 - 25/01/390) - PBW: Gregorios/128/
Tag(s)	Reference to content of the book
Bibliography	Primary A. Bandini, 1764, Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Mediceae Laurentianae (vol. 1), Florence: 243
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[24410] λαλεῖ πρὸ(ς) υἱὸν ὁ σπορεὺς, πλ(ὴν) ἀγραφ(ώς) [August 1326] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 105 [August 1326] (f. 83r) (4 verses) [19241] λαλεῖ πρὸς υἱὸν ὁ σπορεὺς πλὴν ἀγράφ(ως) [15th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 7, Cod. 12 [15th c.] (f. 63r) (4 verses) [22617] Λαλεῖ πρὸ(ς) υἱὸν ὁ σπορεύς, πλὴν ἀγράφως [14th-15th c.] VIENNA - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (ÖNB) - theol. gr. 74 [11th c.] (f. 55r) (4 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Juan Bautista Juan López The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 427: "Manuel Philes, In Greg. Nazianzeni orat. 12 ad patrem"
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