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Type 2219
(formerly typ/272)

	Βίβλος μὲν τελέθουσα Λυκόφρονος ᾀσματοκόμπου
	ἦν ἀλαὸς προπάροιθεν ἀδερκέα δέργματ᾽ ἔχουσα·
	νῦν δέ με δορκαλέην Ἑρμείῃ θήκατο τέχνῃ
	Τζέτζης Ἰσαάκιος ἐύστροφα πείσματα λύσας.

Text source	E. Scheer, 1908, Lycophronis Alexandra (vol. 2), Berlin: 1
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Text-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Isaak Tzetzes - PBW: Isaakios/106/
Metre(s)	Dactylic hexameter
Subject(s)	Isaak Tzetzes - PBW: Isaakios/106/ Lycophron (3rd c. BC)
Tag(s)	Praise of the author Reference to content of the book
Comment	Text of Scheer (1908: 1) modified by DBBE.
Bibliography	Primary A. Bandini, 1768, Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Mediceae Laurentianae (vol. 2), Florence: 146 M. James, 1902, The Western Manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Cambridge. A Descriptive Catalogue (vol. 3), Cambridge: 74 E. Martini, D. Bassi, 1906, Catalogus codicum graecorum Bibliothecae Ambrosianae (vol. 1), Milan: 8 C. Müller, 1811, Ἰσαακίου καὶ Ἰωάννου τοῦ Τζέτζου, Σχόλια εἰς Λυκόφρονα (vol. 2), Leipzig: 1049 H. Stevenson, 1885, Codices manuscripti Palatini Graeci, Rome: 71 H. Stevenson, 1888, Codices manuscripti graeci Reginae Svecorum et Pii PP. II Bibliothecae Vaticanae, Rome: 143 W. Studemund, L. Cohn, 1890, Verzeichnis der griechischen Handschriften der Königlichen Bibliothek zu Berlin. Codices ex Bibliotheca Meermanniana Philippici Graeci nunc Berolinenses (vol. 1), Berlin: 80 display 4 more references (7 in total) hide 4 references (7 in total)
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[20050] Βίβλος μὲν τελέθουσα Λυκόφρονος ἀσματοκόμπου [14th-15th c.] CAMBRIDGE - Emmanuel College Library I. 2. 11. (32) [14th-15th c.] ((unsure) f. 1r) (4 verses) [17649] Βίβλος μὲν τελέθουσα λυκόφρονος ἀσματοκόμπου [15th-16th c.] CAMBRIDGE - Trinity College - O 1.73 [15th-16th c.] (f. 107r) (4 verses) [23281] Βίβλος μὲν τελέθουσα (...) [15th c.] EL ESCORIAL - Real Biblioteca R.I.6 [15th c.] ((unsure) f. 1r) (4 verses) [21911] Βίβλος μὲν τελέθουσα (...) [1255] EL ESCORIAL - Real Biblioteca R.I.18 [1255] (f. 1r) (4 verses) [19395] βίβλος μὲν τελέθουσα, λυκόφρ(...) [15th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 32, Cod. 17 [13th-15th c.] (f. 1r) (4 verses) [21950] βίβλο(ς) μ(ὲν) τελέθουσα λυκόφρονος ἀσματοκόμπου [14th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Riccardiana 69 [14th c.] (f. 4r) (4 verses) [22866] Βίβλο(ς) μὲν τελέθουσα λυκόφρονος ἀσματοκόμπου [1276-1300] HEIDELBERG - Universitätsbibliothek - Palat. gr. 18 [1276-1300] (f. 9r) (4 verses) [22879] Βίβλος μὲν τελέθουσα λυκόφρονο(ς) ἀσματοκόμπου [1301-1325] HEIDELBERG - Universitätsbibliothek - Palat. gr. 40 [1301-1325] (f. 65v) (4 verses) [22881] Βίβλος μ(ὲν) τελέθουσα λυκόφρονο(ς) ἀσματοκόμπου [1301-1325] HEIDELBERG - Universitätsbibliothek - Palat. gr. 40 [1301-1325] (f. 127v) (4 verses) [20919] βίβλος μὲν τελεθουσα λυκόφρονος ἀσματοκόμπου [1476-1500] LONDON - British Library - Burney 89 [1476-1500] (f. 1r) (4 verses) [20966] Βίβλος μὲν τελέθουσα λυκόφρονος ἀσματοκόμπου [1480] MADRID - Biblioteca Nacional 4551 (olim N.13) [1480] (f. 31v) (4 verses) [20743] Βιβλος μέν τελέθουσα λυκόφρονος ασματοκόμπου [1476-1500] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana A 57 sup. [1476-1500] (f. 2r) (4 verses) [21227] Βίβλος μὲν τελέθουσα λυκόφρονος ἀσματοκόμπου [1491] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana A 200 inf. [1491] (f. 1r) (4 verses) [20841] βίβλος μὲν τελέθουσα λυκόφρονος ἀσματοκόμπου [1476-1500] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana C 32 sup. [1476-1500] (f. 127r) (4 verses) [21171] βίβλος μ(ὲν) τελέθουσα λυκόφρονος ἀσματοκόμπου [1176-1200] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana C 222 inf. [1176-1200] (f. 109r) (4 verses) [21184] βίβλος μὲν τελέθουσα λυκόφρονος ᾀσματοκόμπου [1451-1500] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana I 24 inf. [15th c.] (f. 2v) (4 verses) [23560] Βίβλος μὲν τελέθουσα (...) [14th c.] NAPLES - Biblioteca Nazionale - ex-Vind. gr. 15* [14th c.] () (4 verses) [19752] Βίβλος μὲν τελέθουσα (...) [1476-1500] NAPLES - Biblioteca Nazionale - gr. II F 15 [1476-1500] (f. Vv) (4 verses) [23535] Βίβλος μὲν τελέθουσα λυκόφρονος ἀσματοκόμπου [15th c.] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Barocci 153 [15th c.] (f. 1r) (4 verses) [31901] Βίβλος μὲν τελέθουσα λυκόφρονος ἀσματοκόμπου [15th c.] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 1310 (f. 216r) (4 verses) [23953] Βίβλος μὲν τελέθουσα λυκόφρονος ἀσματοκόμπου [15th c.] ROME - Biblioteca Casanatense 1281 [15th c.] (f. 1r) (4 verses) [21735] Βίβλος μὲν τελέθουσα Λυκόφρονος ἀσματοκόμπου [1476-1500] SALAMANCA - Biblioteca Universitaria 9 (1-1-15) [1476-1500] (f. 1r) (4 verses) [23513] ίβλος μὲν τελέθουσα λυκόφρονος ἀσματοκόμπου [1481] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Barb. gr. 249 [1481] (f. 1r) (4 verses) [17667] Βίβλος μὲν τελέθουσα λυκόφρονος ἀσματοκόμπου [1491-1500] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Palat. gr. 139 [1491-1500] (f. 306r) (4 verses) [18136] Βίβλος μὲν τελέθουσα λυκόφρονος ἀσματοκόμπου [1479] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Pio II 17 [1479] (f. 1r) (4 verses) display 22 more occurrences (25 in total) hide 22 occurrences (25 in total)
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	Vassis ICB 2005, 105: "Isaac Tzetzes, In scholia ipsius in Lycophronem"
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