Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 3957
(formerly typ/2045)

Κόσμος πέφυκα τῆς παρούσης πυξίδος.

Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 94-95
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Image-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Holy Cross
Tag(s)	Description of an image Division of the book Miniature
Translation(s)	I am the adornment of the present table of contents. Language English Source(s) K. Weitzmann, G. Galavaris, 1990, The Monastery of Saint Catherine at Mount Sinai. The Illuminated Greek Manuscripts. From the Ninth to the Twelfth Century (vol. 1), Princeton: 74 Eine Zierde bin ich des vorliegenden Buches. Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 95
Bibliography	Primary K. Weitzmann, G. Galavaris, 1990, The Monastery of Saint Catherine at Mount Sinai. The Illuminated Greek Manuscripts. From the Ninth to the Twelfth Century (vol. 1), Princeton: 74
Number of verses	1
Occurrence(s)	[17256] κ\|ό\|σ\|μ\|ο\|ς \| π\|έ\|φ\|υ\|κ\|α \| ※ \| τῆς παρούσης \| πυξίδος [11th c.] SINAI - Mone tes Hagias Aikaterines - gr. 500 [1051-1075] (f. 4v) (1 verse)
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, ÄG17 Vassis ICB 2005, 415: "In crucem"
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