Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 3364
(formerly typ/1503)

	Τράπεζαν ἁβρὰν καὶ πρυτανεῖον μέγα,
	Τὸν δεῦρο σαφῶς ὀργανοῖς, πάτερ, λόγον·
	Καὶ τοῖς φίλοις πένησιν αὐτὸν ἐκδίδως,
	Οἷς δὴ συναλγεῖν ἀξιοῖς τοὺς εὐπόρους.

Text source	E. Miller, 1857, Manuelis Philae Carmina (vol. 2), Amsterdam: 343
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Text-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Manuel Philes (1275-1345) - PLP: XII.29817
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Tag(s)	(Spiritual) advice to the reader Entreaty for first person Liturgy Praise of the author Reference to content of the book
Bibliography	Primary A. Bandini, 1764, Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Mediceae Laurentianae (vol. 1), Florence: 244 I. Sakkelion, 1890, Πατμιακὴ Βιβλιοθήκη, Athens: 29
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[24416] τράπεζαν ἁβρὰν, (καὶ) πρυτανεῖον μέγα [August 1326] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 105 [August 1326] (f. 156r) (4 verses) [19248] Τράπεζαν ἀβρὰν (καὶ) πρυτανεῖον μέγα [15th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 7, Cod. 12 [15th c.] (f. 125r) (4 verses) [20249] τράπεζαν ἀβρὰν καὶ πρυτανεῖον μέγα [14th-15th c.] GLASGOW - University Library - Hunter 418 (V.4.2.) [11th-12th c.] (f. 3v) (4 verses) [26228] τράπεζαν ἁβρὰν καὶ πρυτανεῖον μέγα [15th c.] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 554 [13th c.] (f. 181r) (4 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Delphine Nachtergaele, Julián Bértola, 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, 801: "Manuel Philes, In Greg. Nazianzeni orat. 14 de pauperum amore"
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