Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 3816
(formerly typ/1919)

	Λυκόφρονος δύσφραστα πληρώσας ἔπη,
	ἐνθουσιασμοὺς παρθένου φοιβαστρίας
	αἰνιγματωδῶς καὶ σοφῶς εἰρημένους,
	Θεῷ τὸν αἶνον ὡς συνέργῳ προσφέρω.

Text source	E. Cougny, 1890, Epigrammatum Anthologia Palatina cum Planudeis et Appendice nova epigrammatum veterum ex libris et marmoribus ductorum (vol. 3), Paris: 451
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram Scribe-related epigram Text-related epigram
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Kassandra Lycophron (3rd c. BC)
Tag(s)	Completion of the book Criticism of the author Dedication Reference to content of the book
Comment	= Anth. Gr. Append. V.51
Bibliography	Primary S. Cyrillus, 1832, Codices graeci mss Regiae Bibliothecae Borbonicae (vol. 2), Napels: 155 E. Scheer, 1881, Lycophronis Alexandra (vol. 1), Berlin: VI E. Scheer, 1908, Lycophronis Alexandra (vol. 2), Berlin: 397-398
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[21910] Λυκόφρονος δύσφραστα (...) [1255] EL ESCORIAL - Real Biblioteca R.I.18 [1255] (f. 102r) (4 verses) [20844] υκόφρονος δυσφραεα πληρώσας ἔπη [1476-1500] MILAN - Biblioteca Ambrosiana C 32 sup. [1476-1500] (f. 206v) (5 verses) [19751] Λυκόφρονος δύσφραστα πληρώσας ἐπῆ [1276-1300] NAPLES - Biblioteca Nazionale - gr. II D 4 [1276-1300] (f. 53v) (4 verses) [30842] λυκόφρονος δύσφραστα πληρώσ(ας) ἔπη [1282] PARIS - Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BNF) - gr. 2723 [1250-1300] (f. 76v) (4 verses) [17028] λυκόφρονος δύσφραστα πληρώσας ἔπη [11th c.] VENICE - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana - gr. Z. 476 (coll. 703) [11th c.] (f. 54v) (4 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Anne-Sophie Rouckhout, Kristoffel Demoen
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 440: "In Lycophronem"
Permalink	https://dbbe.ugent.be/types/3816

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