Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 6244
(formerly typ/4221)

	Σταυρὸς φυλάττει τὴν πύλην τῆς εἰσόδου
	καὶ τρέπει πᾶσαν πλάνην τοῦ διαβόλου.

Title(s)	In crucem
Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 493-494
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Image-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Devil Holy Cross
Tag(s)	Description of an image Miniature
Translation(s)	Das Kreuz bewacht das Tor des Eingangs und kehrt die ganze Verirrung des Teufels um. Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 494
Bibliography	Primary S. Lucà 2012, Scritture e libri in Terra d’Otranto fra XI e XII secolo, in Bizantini, Longobardi e Arabi in Puglia nell’alto medioevo. Atti del XX Congresso internazionale di studi sull’alto medioevo (Savelletri di Fasano, 3-6 novembre 2011), Spoleto, 487-548: 535
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[24046] σταυρὸς φυλάττει \| τὴν πύλην τῆς εἰσόδου [1051-1100] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 2076 [1051-1100] (f. 72v) (2 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Maria Tomadaki, Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	BEiÜ IV, VAT104
Permalink	https://www.dbbe.ugent.be/types/6244

Last modified: 2020-02-06.