Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 4937
(formerly typ/3015)

	Ἔληξαν αὐχήν, δάκτυλοι τρεῖς καὶ γόνυ,
	ὄμματα, γραφίς, νοῦς, πτυχαί, μέλαν, στίχοι.

Text source	I. Sakkelion, 1890, Πατμιακὴ Βιβλιοθήκη, Athens: 199
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Scribe-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Michael Kalofrenas (1401-1450) - RGK: II.382, III.460 - VGH: 312.E - PLP: V.10738 (hiereus, thytes)
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Tag(s)	Completion of the book
Bibliography	Primary H. Bazini 2004, Une première édition des œuvres de Joseph Bryennios: les Traités adressés aux Crétois, Revue des Études Byzantines, 62, 83-132: 89 N. Tomadakis 1951, Μιχαήλ Καλοφρενᾶς Κρής, Μητροφάνης Β' καὶ ἡ πρὸς τὴν ἕνωσιν τῆς Φλωρεντίας ἀντίθεσις τῶν Κρητῶν, Ἐπετηρὶς Ἑταιρείας Βυζαντινῶν Σπουδῶν (EEBS), 21, 110-144: 111
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[21662] Ἔληξαν αὐχὴν δάκτυλοι τρεῖς καὶ γόνυ [04/01/1421] PATMOS - Mone tou Hagiou Ioannou tou Theologou 440 [04/01/1421] (p. 359) (2 verses) [23036] ἔληξαν αὐχήν. δάκτυλοι τρεῖς καὶ γόνυ [15th c.] ROME - Biblioteca Vallicelliana B 128 (Martini 27) [15th c.] (f. 174r) (2 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, 218: "Librarii nota"
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