Type 6707
(formerly typ/4607)

Ἥδε βίβλος τίνος ἐστι; νέου τινός, ὃς καλὸς ὄψιν
σῶμα δὲ ῥωμαλέο καὶ γὰρ τέχνη τε βίῃ τε
ἀθλεύων πάντεσσι μεταπρέπει ἠιθέοισιν·
ἰπποσύνῃ καὶ ὅπλοισι μέγ’ ἔξοχος, οὐκ ἀμελεῖ δὲ
οὐδὲ βίβλων, σοφίην ἀσκῶν διδυμάονι γλώττῃ·
πρᾶος, ἐλευθέριος, γλυκὺς, οὐκ ἀπροσήγορος, εὔφρων.
εἰπὲ γένος ταγῶν ἀρκεῖ τάδε τὸν Γοίδωνα,
εἴ πας ἀνικήτοιο πατρὶς γόνον, ἡγεμονῆα
Οὐρβίνου μεγάλοιο, θεοῖς ἐναλίγκιον ἄνδρα.
Εὐτυχῶς τῷ δεσπότῃ
Title(s) Εἰς τὸν τῆς βίβλου δεσπότην· Πωλιτιανοῦ
Editorial status Not a critical text
Genre(s) Patron-related epigram
Person(s)
Poet
Angelo Poliziano (14/07/1454 - 29/09/1494) - RGK: I.4, II.4, III.4 - VGH: 7.A
Metre(s) Dactylic hexameter
Tag(s) Dedication
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DBBE (last accessed: 2021-11-13).
Number of verses 10
Occurrence(s) [25145] ἥδε βίβλος τίνος ἐστι· νέου τινός, ὃς καλὸς ὄψιν [1451-1500]
VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Urb. gr. 110 [15th c.] (f. 141v)
(9 verses)
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