Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 5887
(formerly typ/3906)

Ἄλση θεόπτης ἐμπιπρᾷ καὶ τὴν πλάνην.

Text source	A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 440-441
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Critical text
Genre(s)	Image-related epigram Text-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Tag(s)	Description of an image Miniature Reference to content of the book
Translation(s)	Der Gott schaute, lässt Haine anzünden und den Irrglauben. Language German Source(s) A. Rhoby, 2018, Ausgewählte Byzantinische Epigramme in Illuminierten Handschriften, Wien: 440
Bibliography
Number of verses	1
Occurrence(s)	[23307] ἄλση θεόπτης· ἐμπιπρὰ \| καὶ τ(ὴν) πλάνην [12th c.] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 602 [12th c.] (f. 246v) (1 verse) [26882] ἅλση θεόπτης ἐμ\|πιπρᾶ καὶ τ(ὴν) \| πλάνην [12th c.] IZMIR - Euaggelike Schole A-01 [12th c.] (f. 192v) (1 verse) [26881] ἄλση θεόπτης ἐμπι\|πρᾶ καὶ τὴν πλά\|νην [1101-1150] VATICAN CITY - Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana - Vat. gr. 746 [1101-1150] (f. 386v) (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, VAT53 Vassis ICB 2005, 36: "In imaginem subversionis statuarum (Deut. 7.5)"
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