| Text source |
K. Treu 1977, Der Schreiber am Ziel, in K. Treu (ed.), Studia Codicologica, Berlin, 473-492: 482
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| Text status |
Text completely known |
| Editorial status |
Not a critical text |
| Genre(s) |
Scribe-related epigram
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| Metre(s) |
Dodecasyllable
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| Tag(s) |
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| Translation(s) |
As bread is more pleasant to those who hunger,
And kindness in a home is inexpressible to wanderers,
So the end of a book is naturally to those who write.
- Language
- English
- Source(s)
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A. McCollum 2015, The Rejoicing Sailor and the Rotting Hand: Two Formulas in Syriac and Arabic Colophons, Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies, 18, 67-93: 75
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| Bibliography |
Primary
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H. Coxe, 1969, Greek Manuscripts, Oxford: 774
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I. Hutter, 1982, Corpus der byzantinischen Miniaturenhandschriften. Oxford Bodleian Library III. Textband (vol. 3.1), Stuttgart: 8
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A. McCollum 2015, The Rejoicing Sailor and the Rotting Hand: Two Formulas in Syriac and Arabic Colophons, Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies, 18, 67-93: 75
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| Number of verses |
3 |
| Occurrence(s) |
[19555] ὡς τοῖς λίαν πεινῶσιν ἄρτος ἡδίων
[15th c.]
OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Auct. T. 3.2 [926-975]
(f. 425v)
(3 verses)
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| Acknowledgements |
The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
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| Identification |
Vassis ICB 2005, 908: "Nota restauratoris libri"
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| Permalink |
https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/3635 |
