Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 5645
(formerly typ/3700)

	Ὡς τερπνὸν ἄνθος ἐν θεωρίᾳ πέλει,
	κρῖνον δὲ πανθαύμαστον εἰς εὐοσμίαν,
	οὕτως χαρᾶς πρόσληψις ἔσχατος στίχος.

Text source	A. McCollum 2015, The Rejoicing Sailor and the Rotting Hand: Two Formulas in Syriac and Arabic Colophons, Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies, 18, 67-93: 75
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Scribe-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Tag(s)	Colophon Completion of the book
Translation(s)	As a flower is delightful in appearance, And a lily all-marvelous for its aroma, So the final line is the acquisition of joy. Language English Source(s) A. McCollum 2015, The Rejoicing Sailor and the Rotting Hand: Two Formulas in Syriac and Arabic Colophons, Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies, 18, 67-93: 75
Bibliography	Bibliography category to be determined H. Coxe, 1969, Greek Manuscripts, Oxford: 70 J. Cramer, 1835, Anecdota græca e codd. manuscriptis bibliothecarum oxoniensium (vol. 2), Oxford: 165 K. Treu 1977, Der Schreiber am Ziel, in K. Treu (ed.), Studia Codicologica, Berlin, 473-492: 482
Number of verses	3
Occurrence(s)	[17114] ὡς τερπνὸν ἄνθος ἐν θεωρία πέλει [901-950] OXFORD - Bodleian Library - Barocci 50 [901-950] (f. 107v) (3 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Cristina Cocola, Ilse De Vos The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 907: "Librarii subscr."
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