Exeter Cathedral Library
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Exeter Cathedral Library is a historic ecclesiastical library in Exeter, England, renowned for housing important medieval manuscripts, including the Exeter Book of Old English poetry.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Exeter Cathedral Library canonical | 17 |
| Exeter Cathedral Chapter Library | 1 |
| Exeter Cathedral Library MS 3501 | 1 |
| Exeter Cathedral library | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1010447 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Exeter Cathedral Library Context triple: [The Seafarer, manuscriptLocation, Exeter Cathedral Library]
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A.
Christ's College Library
Christ's College Library is the academic library of Christ's College, Cambridge, providing study spaces and collections to support the college's students and scholars.
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B.
Pembroke College Library
Pembroke College Library is the main academic library of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, providing study spaces and collections to support the college’s students and scholars.
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C.
Pembroke College Chapel
Pembroke College Chapel is the historic college chapel of Pembroke College, Cambridge, noted for its collegiate Gothic architecture and role as a center of worship and ceremonial life within the college.
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D.
Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Library is the historic main research library of the University of Oxford and one of the oldest and largest libraries in Europe.
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E.
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Canterbury, England, serving as the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Exeter Cathedral Library Target entity description: Exeter Cathedral Library is a historic ecclesiastical library in Exeter, England, renowned for housing important medieval manuscripts, including the Exeter Book of Old English poetry.
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A.
Christ's College Library
Christ's College Library is the academic library of Christ's College, Cambridge, providing study spaces and collections to support the college's students and scholars.
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B.
Pembroke College Library
Pembroke College Library is the main academic library of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, providing study spaces and collections to support the college’s students and scholars.
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C.
Pembroke College Chapel
Pembroke College Chapel is the historic college chapel of Pembroke College, Cambridge, noted for its collegiate Gothic architecture and role as a center of worship and ceremonial life within the college.
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D.
Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Library is the historic main research library of the University of Oxford and one of the oldest and largest libraries in Europe.
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E.
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Canterbury, England, serving as the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecclesiastical library
ⓘ
research library ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | by appointment ⓘ |
| affiliation | Church of England ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Exeter Cathedral Archives
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Exeter Cathedral Chapter ⓘ |
| buildingType | historic library rooms ⓘ |
| cataloguedBy | Exeter Cathedral staff ⓘ |
| collectionType |
archives
ⓘ
early printed books ⓘ ecclesiastical records ⓘ manuscripts ⓘ |
| conservationActivity |
digitisation of collections
ⓘ
manuscript conservation ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| denomination | Anglican ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Exeter ⓘ |
| establishedInPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| governedBy | Dean and Chapter of Exeter Cathedral ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
preservation of ecclesiastical heritage
ⓘ
support of academic research ⓘ support of cathedral worship and ministry ⓘ |
| hasReadingRoom | yes ⓘ |
| heritage | medieval library tradition ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of a Grade I listed building complex ⓘ |
| holds |
Exeter Book
ⓘ
chapter records ⓘ early modern printed theology ⓘ medieval service books ⓘ |
| languageOfMaterials |
English
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Latin ⓘ Middle English ⓘ Old English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Devon
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England ⓘ Exeter ⓘ Exeter Cathedral ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Exeter Book
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Old English literature ⓘ medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| publicEngagement |
exhibitions of rare books and manuscripts
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guided tours in conjunction with Exeter Cathedral ⓘ |
| region |
South West England
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linked to:
southwest England
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| subjectFocus |
biblical studies
ⓘ
church history ⓘ local history of Devon ⓘ medieval studies ⓘ theology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Exeter Cathedral Library Description of subject: Exeter Cathedral Library is a historic ecclesiastical library in Exeter, England, renowned for housing important medieval manuscripts, including the Exeter Book of Old English poetry.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Exeter Cathedral Library
linked to: Exeter Cathedral Library
linked to: Exeter Cathedral Library