Manasses, Constantine, -1187

LC control no.	n 88170355
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Manasses, Constantine, -1187 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Manasi, Konstantin, -1187 Manasiĭ, Konstantin, -1187 Manasse, Costantino, -1187 Manasses, Constantine, d. 1187 Manasses, Constantinus, -1187 Manasses, Constantinus, 12th cent. Manassēs, Kōnstantinos, -1187 Manassi, Constantin, -1187 Manassii︠a︡, Konstantin, -1187
Death date	1187
Found in	Srednebolgarskiĭ perevod khroniki Konstantina Manassii v slavi︠a︡nskikh literaturakh, 1988. LC manual catalog, 10-26-89 (Manasses, Constantinus, 12th cent.) Papyros Larous (Manassēs, Kōnstantinos, 12th cent.) Encycl. Brit. (Manasses, Constantine, d. 1187) Khronikata na Konstantin Manasi, 1992: leaf facing t.p. (Konstantina Manasii︠a︡; Constantin Manassi [in rom.]) Il Romanzo bizantino del XII secolo, 1994: t.p. (Costantino Manasse) Wikipedia, 05-22-2020: (Constantine Manasses; b. c. 1130; d. c. 1187) was a Byzantine chronicler who flourished in the 12th century during the reign of Manuel I Komnenos (1143-1180); he was the author of a chronicle or historical synopsis of events from the creation of the world to the end of the reign of Nikephoros Botaneiates (1081), sponsored by Irene Komnene, the emperor's sister-in-law; it consists of about 7000 lines in political verse. It obtained great popularity and appeared in a free prose translation; it was also translated into Bulgarian in the 14th century; Manasses also wrote the poetical romance Loves of Aristander and Callithea, also in political verse; it is only known from the fragments preserved in the rose-garden of Macarius Chrysocephalus (14th century). Manasses also wrote a short biography of Oppian, and some descriptive pieces (all except one unpublished) on artistic and other subjects)