Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 3392
(formerly typ/1531)

	Εὐαγγελικὰς δεῦρο θαλάσσας βλέπων
	χαλᾷς τὸν ἁπλοῦν τῆς σαφηνείας βόλον
	ζωγρῶν δὲ τὸν νοῦν τῶν ἀποῤῥήτων, πάτερ,
	τοὺς σοὺς ἐραστὰς ἑστιᾷς φιλοφρόνως.

Text source	E. Miller, 1857, Manuelis Philae Carmina (vol. 2), Amsterdam: 348
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Manuel Philes (1275-1345) - PLP: XII.29817
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Tag(s)	Introduction to the subject Praise of the author Reference to content of the book Spiritual value of the book
Bibliography	Primary A. Bandini, 1764, Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Mediceae Laurentianae (vol. 1), Florence: 246
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[24443] εὐαγγελικὰς δεῦρο θαλάσσας βλέπων [August 1326] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 105 [August 1326] (f. 416v) (4 verses) [19279] εὐαγγελικὰς δεῦρο θαλάσσας βλέπων [15th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 7, Cod. 12 [15th c.] (f. 333r) (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, 261: "Manuel Philes, In Greg. Nazianzeni orat. 37"
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