Byzantinische Epigramme in inschriftlicher Überlieferung

In Byzantium the epigram as a genre was highly appreciated. A considerable number of epigrams is still preserved in situ as inscriptions. Their analysis is the aim of the four planned volumes of the project “Byzantinische Epigramme in inschriftlicher Überlieferung” [“Byzantine epigrams on objects”]. More than 300 and such epigrams preserved on stone, which are treated in the present third volume, are known from the project period 600 AD to 1500 AD. In a detailed introduction as well as in the...

Within Byzantine literature epigrams, which can be of considerable length, play an important role. A considerable amount is still preserved in situ. The second volume within the series “Byzantinische Epigramme in inschriftlicher Überlieferung” [“Byzantine epigrams on objects”] is devoted to Byzantine epigrams on icons and objects of minor arts. 67 icons, 115 metal objects, 34 ivories, 9 wooden objects, 4 steatites and 11 textiles belonging to the period 600 A. D. – 1500 A. D. are known. The...

A vital role within Byzantine literature is played by epigrams. A considerable number (more than 1000) are still preserved in situ, found on frescoes, mosaics, portable icons, and small objets d´art. In addition, inscriptional epigrams have also been transmitted in manuscripts, where they are used as margins of miniatures or as figure poems. This first volume of the series Byzantinische Epigramme in inschriftlicher Überlieferung is devoted to epigrams on frescoes and mosaics. More than 250...