Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 5423
(formerly typ/3472)

Οὗτος Ἀριστοτέλης μετρῶν χθόνα καὶ πόλον ἄστρων.

Title(s)	Εἰς εἰκόνα Ἀριστοτέλους In imaginem Aristotelis
Text source	H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. XII-XVI (vol. 4), München: 478-479
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Image-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dactylic hexameter
Subject(s)	Aristoteles (384 BC - 322 BC)
Tag(s)	Description of an image
Translation(s)	This is Aristotle measuring the earth and the starry heavens. Language English Source(s) W. Paton, 1918, The Greek Anthology. Books 13-16 (vol. 5), Cambridge: 357 Voici Aristote mesurant la terre et la source des astres. Language French Source(s) F. Buffière, R. Aubreton, 1980, Anthologie Grecque. Tome XIII: Anthologie de Planude (vol. 13), Paris: 202 Aristoteles hier mißt Sternenhimmel und Erde. Language German Source(s) H. Beckby, 1965, Anthologia Graeca. XII-XVI (vol. 4), München: 479
Bibliography	Primary F. Buffière, R. Aubreton, 1980, Anthologie Grecque. Tome XIII: Anthologie de Planude (vol. 13), Paris: 202 W. Paton, 1918, The Greek Anthology. Books 13-16 (vol. 5), Cambridge: 356-357 Secondary H. Hunger, 1961, Katalog der griechischen Handschriften der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek. Codices Historici. Codices Philosophici et Philologici (vol. 1), Vienna: 255
Number of verses	1
Occurrence(s)	[24387] Οὗτος ἀριστοτέλης· μετρῶν χθόνα· καὶ πόλον ἄστρων [14th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Reg. gr. 116 [14th c.] (f. 2r) (1 verse) [24392] Οὗτος ἀριστοτέλης μετρ(ῶν) χθόνα κ(αὶ) πόλ(ον) ἄστρ(ων) [14th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Reg. gr. 116 [14th c.] (f. 392v) (1 verse) [35094] NA [14th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 247 [13th-14th c.] (f. 42v) (? verses) [22307] οὗτος ἀριστοτέλης μετρῶν χθόνα κ(αὶ) πόλου ἄστρα. [14th c.] VIENNA - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (ÖNB) - phil. gr. 150 [14th c.] (f. IIr) (1 verse)
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	Anthologia Graeca, XVI.329
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