Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 3749
(formerly typ/1837)

	Ἄνθρωπος εἰκὼν τοῦ Θεοῦ κεκλημένος
	ἄριστα τὴν σάρκωσιν αὐτοῦ προγράφει.

Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 312-313
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Image-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Matthew (evangelist, saint) (1st c.)
Tag(s)	Description of an image Miniature
Translation(s)	Als Mensch, der das Abbild Gottes genannt wird, stellt er am besten seine Fleischwerdung dar. Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 313
Comment	According to Nelson (1980: 25) Irenaeus' ideas about the significance of each animal had a lot of impact. Man represents 'the human nature' of Christ.
Bibliography	Primary I. Hutter, 1982, Corpus der byzantinischen Miniaturenhandschriften. Oxford Bodleian Library III. Textband (vol. 3.1), Stuttgart: 337
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[19646] ἄν(θρωπο)ς εἰκὼν τοῦ θ(εο)ῦ κεκλημένος [13th c.] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Auct. T. inf. 1 3 [12th c.] (f. 7r) (2 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, GB25 Paratexts of the Bible (Pinakes) , 18091 Vassis ICB 2005, 57: "In angelum Matthaei evang."
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