Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 3217
(formerly typ/1349)

	Θεόφραστος φιλόσοφος τάδε φάσκει
	περὶ τὸ τῆς θείας καὶ ἱερᾶς τέχνης
	ἐκ τῶν φιλοσόφων ἰαμβικοῖς στίχοις.

Text source	A. Bandini, 1770, Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Mediceae Laurentianae (vol. 3), Florence: 358
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Text-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Tag(s)	Introduction to the subject Reference to content of the book
Bibliography	Primary C. Zuretti, A. Severyns, 1928, Catalogue des manuscrits alchimiques grecs. Les manuscrits d' Espagne; les manuscrits d'Athènes (vol. 5), Brussels: 22
Number of verses	3
Occurrence(s)	[19046] θεοφράστου φιλοσόφου τάδε φάσκει [1526-1575] EL ESCORIAL - Real Biblioteca Φ.I.11 [1526-1575] (f. 168r) (3 verses) [19522] θεόφραστος φιλόσοφος τάδε φάσκει [15th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 86, Cod. 16 [1492] (f. 303v) (3 verses)
Related type(s)	[3216] Ἡλιόδωρος γὰρ φιλόσοφος γράψας (4 verses) (Variant (other wordings)) [3218] Ἀρχέλαος γὰρ ὁ φιλόσοφος φάσκει (3 verses) (Variant (other wordings))
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Rachele Ricceri, Anne-Sophie Rouckhout The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 343: "In Archelai carmen de arte alchemica"
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