Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 4445
(formerly typ/2547)

	Θησαυρὸν ἀσύλητον ἂν εὑρεῖν θέλῃς,
	ἀληθινῆς γε γνώσεως ψυχοτρόφου,
	καὶ διαφανεῖς καὶ τιμαλφεῖς λυχνίτας,
	ἐπηβόλως ἔπελθε τήνδε πυκτίδα.

Text source	K. Demoen 2022, Reading: Book Epigrams - Introduction, in F. Spingou (ed.), The Visual Culture of Later Byzantium (vol. 2), Cambridge / New York, 1369-1380: 1375
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Reader-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Tag(s)	(Spiritual) advice to the reader Address to the reader Spiritual value of the book
Translation(s)	If you want to find an inviolate treasure, consisting of true knowledge that feeds the soul, and distinct and costly precious stones, then start reading this volume in an attentive way. Language English Source(s) K. Demoen 2022, Reading: Book Epigrams - Introduction, in F. Spingou (ed.), The Visual Culture of Later Byzantium (vol. 2), Cambridge / New York, 1369-1380: 1375 un trésor intact de vraie connaissance, nourriture de l'âme, de pures pierres précieuses Language French Source(s) G. Cavallo, 2006, Lire à Byzance, Paris: 136 Comment Partial translation: vv. 1-3
Bibliography	Primary E. Martini, D. Bassi, 1906, Catalogus codicum graecorum Bibliothecae Ambrosianae (vol. 1), Milan: 283
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[34392] θησαυρὸν ἀσύλ(η)των ᾶν ευρὴν θέλης [15th-16th c.] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana D 90 sup. [1176-1200] (f. 382v) (4 verses) [20879] θησαυρὸν ἀσύλητον ἂν εὑρεῖν θέλης [1176-1200] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana D 90 sup. [1176-1200] (f. 383r) (4 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 347: "In Gregor. Nazianzeni orationes"
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