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Type 3681
(formerly typ/1779)

	Ἄνασσα πάντων ὡς Θεοῦ μήτηρ Λόγου,
	δοτήρ καταυτὸ καὶ γραφεὺς τῆς πυξίδος
	καὶ τῶν κατ᾽ αὐτὴν ἐργάτης ποικιλμάτων
	σὸς ναζιραῖος οἰκέτης Θεοφάνης.

Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 101-102
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Image-related epigram Patron-related epigram Scribe-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Theophanes (11th c. - 12th c.) (naziraios, oiketes) Theotokos
Tag(s)	Miniature Self-presentation
Translation(s)	O Queen of all as mother of the Divine World, the donor and writer of the book and painter of the pictures in it is your servant the consecrated Theophanes. Language English Source(s) I. Spatharakis, 1976, The Portrait in Byzantine Illuminated Manuscripts, Leiden: 77 Allherrscherin als Mutter des Logos Gottes, der Spender zugleich und Schreiber des Buches und Verfertiger der darin enthaltenen Ornamente, dein asketischer Diener Theophanes. Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 101 O regina di tutto, in quanto Madre del Verbo divino, il donatore, e lo scriba di questo libro e il pittore degli ornamenti che contiene, è Teofane il Nazireo tuo servo. Language Italian Source(s) A. Iacobini 2006, Libri per i monaci. Segni e immagini di committenza monastica nel mondo bizantino, Rivista di Studi Bizantini e Neoellenici (RSBN), 43, 3-19: 15
Bibliography	Primary H. Maguire, 1996, Image and Imagination: the Byzantine Epigram as evidence for viewer response, Toronto: 10 I. Spatharakis, 1976, The Portrait in Byzantine Illuminated Manuscripts, Leiden: 76-77 Secondary A. Iacobini 2006, Libri per i monaci. Segni e immagini di committenza monastica nel mondo bizantino, Rivista di Studi Bizantini e Neoellenici (RSBN), 43, 3-19: 15
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[19326] ἄνασσα πάντων ὡς θ(εο)ῦ μ(ήτ)ηρ λόγου [1100] MELBOURNE - National Gallery of Victoria 710/5 [1100] (f. 1v) (4 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) 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, AUS1 Vassis ICB 2005, 44: "Inscriptio in imagine Theophanis librarii"
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