Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

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Occurrence 23679
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Type(s)	[2768] Τὴν ἀρχικήν τε καὶ βασιλικωτάτην (2 verses)
Text source	DBBE
Text status	Text completely known
Date	12th-13th c.
Manuscript	LONDON - British Library - Egerton 2783 [12th-13th c.]
Place in Manuscript	f. 264r
Palaeographical information	The text is written in red ink.
Contextual information	The epigram accompanies a miniature of an eagle, carrying a book. The eagle is symbol of John the Evangelist, whose name is written on the image.
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Genre(s)	Image-related epigram
Subject(s)	John (evangelist, saint) (1st c.)
Image source(s)	http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=egerton_ms_2783_f264r
Bibliography	Primary R. Nelson, 1978, Text and Image in a Byzantine Gospel Book in Istanbul (Ecumenical Patriarchate, cod. 3), New York: 303 A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 255-256 Secondary British Museum, 1894, Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the years. 1888-1893, London: 474
Number of verses	2
Related occurrence(s)	[23641] τὴν ἀρχικήν τε κ(αὶ) βασιλικωτάτην [14th c.] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 937 (olim 735) [14th c.] (f. 321r) (2 verses) (2/2) [18444] τὴν ἀρχικήν τε κ(αὶ) βασιλικωτάτην [12th c.] ISTANBUL - Oikoumenikon Patriarcheion Patriarchikon Skeuofulakion 3 [12th c.] (f. 18r) (2 verses) (2/2)
Acknowledgements	Creator(s) Dimitrios Skrekas Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout, Rachele Ricceri, Nina Sietis The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
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