Ashburnham House fire

GPTKB entity

Statements (16)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:fire
gptkbp:cause accidental
gptkbp:country gptkb:England
gptkbp:date 1731
gptkbp:destroyedBy Cotton library manuscripts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ashburnham House fire
gptkbp:location gptkb:Westminster
gptkb:Ashburnham_House
gptkbp:notableLoss Beowulf manuscript (partially damaged)
Codex Alexandrinus (damaged)
Cotton Genesis (severely damaged)
gptkbp:response manuscript rescue efforts by library staff
gptkbp:significance major loss to British literary heritage
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cotton_Library_manuscripts
gptkb:Cotton_Otho_A.xii_manuscript_(now_lost)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7