Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 6323
(formerly typ/4278)

	Πάνυ πέφυκεν ὠφέλιμος ἡ βίβλος·
	ταύτην μετελθὼν καλὸν εὑρήσεις πλοῦτον.

Title(s)	Ad libri lectores
Text source	G. Parpulov, 2014, Toward a History of Byzantine Psalters, Plovdiv: 77
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Reader-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Tag(s)	Address to the reader Spiritual value of the book
Translation(s)	This book is thoroughly rewarding: read closely, and you will strike pure gold! Language English Source(s) I. Toth 2018, Introduction II. Modern Encounters with Byzantine Texts and their Reading Publics, in T. Shawcross, I. Toth (eds.), Reading in the Byzantine Empire and Beyond, Cambridge, 37-50: 42
Bibliography	Secondary I. Toth 2018, Introduction II. Modern Encounters with Byzantine Texts and their Reading Publics, in T. Shawcross, I. Toth (eds.), Reading in the Byzantine Empire and Beyond, Cambridge, 37-50: 42
Number of verses	2
Occurrence(s)	[24246] Πάνυ πέφυκεν ὠφέλιμος ἡ βίβλος [12th c.] PATMOS - Mone tou Hagiou Ioannou tou Theologou 215 [12th c.] (f. 356v) (2 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Cristina Cocola The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
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Last modified: 2026-01-19.