Type 33795
| Χρόνῳ λυθεῖσαν τὴν παροῦσαν πυκτίδα, | |
| φθοράν τε παθεῖν κινδυνεύουσαν φύλλων, | |
| ὡς μηκέτ’ εἶναι μὴ δὲ κεκλῆσθαι βίβλον· | |
| τῇ συνδετικῇ τεχνίτου χειρουργίᾳ, | |
| τέχνης τε λοιπῆς ποικίλῃ τεχνουργίᾳ, | |
| ὁ ποιμενάρχης Αἰνιτῶν συνδεῖ πάλιν | |
| καὶ τὴν πρὶν εὐπρέπειαν αὐτῇ παρέχει· | |
| ὡς ἀναγινώσκοιτο πᾶσι ῥαδίως. |
| Text source | J. Bértola 2021, Ephraim of Ainos at work: a cycle of epigrams in the margins of Niketas Choniates, Byzantinische Zeitschrift, 114(3), 929-1000: 991 |
| Text status | Text completely known |
| Editorial status | Critical text |
| Genre(s) | |
| Metre(s) | Dodecasyllable |
| Subject(s) | Ephraim of Ainos < Thrace (13th c. - 14th c.) - PLP: III.6408 |
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| Translation(s) |
The present codex damaged by time and in danger of suffering the destruction of its folios so that it would no longer be a book nor be called so, with a craftsman’s binding art and the manifold handicraft of the rest of the crafts, the chief shepherd of Ainos binds it again and provides it with the former beauty so as to be read easily by everyone. |
| Comment | The mention of Ainos in this book epigram further supports the attribution of a cycle of verse scholia in this and other related manuscripts to Ephraim of Ainos. However, it is less clear whether this book epigram is to be attributed to Ephraim as well. |
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| Number of verses | 8 |
| Occurrence(s) |
[33799] χρόνω λυθεῖσαν τὴν παροῦσαν πυκτίδα
VIENNA - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek (ÖNB) - hist. gr. 53 [1301-1350] (f. 324v) (8 verses) |
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| Identification | Vassis ICB 2005, 871: "Nota de restauratione libri (Vind. hist. 53) ab episcopo Aeni urbis" |
| Permalink | https://dbbe.ugent.be/types/33795 |
Last modified: 2022-03-09.
