Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 3254
(formerly typ/1389)

	Πρόφρων τοι τόδε δῶκ᾽ ἀντώνιε Δῶρον ἀγαυόν
	βησσαρίων, ὅ σε πνεύματι γείνατο, δέλτον ὁμήρου
	ὄφρα σε ἤθεα· φωνὴν ἑλλάδα, μήδεα πυκνὰ
	ἱπποσύνην τε μάχην τ᾽ ἐνύω καί φύλοπιν αἰνήν
	Δηϊοτῆτα τε πᾶσαν κεδμμά τε πάντα διδάξη
	Κείνου πατρὸς ἐπάξια· τοῦ γένος εὔχεαι εἶναι

Text source	C. Stornajolo, 1895, Codices Urbinates Graeci, Rome: 257
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Patron-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Basileios Bessarion (1399-1400 - 18/11/1472) - RGK: I.41, II.61, III.77 - VGH: 59.E - PLP: II.2707 (kardinalios)
Metre(s)	Dactylic hexameter
Subject(s)	Basileios Bessarion (1399-1400 - 18/11/1472) - RGK: I.41, II.61, III.77 - VGH: 59.E - PLP: II.2707 (kardinalios) Homer (8th c. BC)
Tag(s)	Dedication
Bibliography	Bibliography category to be determined E. Mioni, 1981, Bibliothecae Divi Marci Venetiarum codices Graeci manuscripti. Thesaurus Antiquus. Codices 1-299 (vol. 1), Rome: 209
Number of verses	6
Occurrence(s)	[19099] Πρόφρων τοι τόδε δῶκ᾽ ἀντώνιε δῶρον ἀγαυόν [15th c.] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Urb. gr. 137 [15th c.] (f. Iv) (6 verses) [22125] πρόφρων τοι τόδε δούκ᾽ ἀντώνιε δῶρον ἀγαυόν [15th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 148 (coll. 488) [15th c.] (f. Iv) (6 verses) [31121] προφρων τοι τοδε δῶκ᾽ ἀντώνιε δῶρον ἀγαυόν [15th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 148 (coll. 488) [15th c.] (f. Iv) (6 verses)
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 650: "Bessarion, De donatione libri"
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