Ein neuer metrischer Traktat und das Studium der pindarischen Metrik in der Philologie der Palaologenzeit

This is an edition of a recently-discovered Byzantine treatise in Pindaric metre. The work discusses first its date and place of origin, and places it in the context of metrical studies in Byzantine philology. It then examines its relevance for the MS transmission of Pindar, seeking to provide new insights into the numerous problems of the textual tradition of this author. Moreover, the Pindaric text of the Paleologan era is examined in a systematic fashion, looking at the methods and acheivements of individual Byzantine scholars. A concluding chapter discusses the characteristics and the achievements of Byzantine philology in the history of classical scholarship. An appendix provides new descriptions of many Pindaric MSS.