Baskerville Virgil
E129485
Baskerville Virgil is the celebrated 1757 edition of Virgil’s works printed by John Baskerville, renowned for its elegant typography and high-quality book design.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Baskerville Virgil canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1138073 — 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: Baskerville Virgil Context triple: [John Baskerville, hasSignatureWork, Baskerville Virgil]
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Rathbone
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B.
Nevil Macready
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Sir Felix Carbury
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D.
Richard Greatrex
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E.
Clive
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- 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: Baskerville Virgil Target entity description: Baskerville Virgil is the celebrated 1757 edition of Virgil’s works printed by John Baskerville, renowned for its elegant typography and high-quality book design.
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A.
Rathbone
Rathbone is a surname most famously associated with English actor Basil Rathbone, renowned for his definitive portrayals of Sherlock Holmes in classic films.
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B.
Nevil Macready
Nevil Macready was a British Army general best known for serving as Commander-in-Chief in Ireland during the Irish War of Independence.
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C.
Sir Felix Carbury
Sir Felix Carbury is a vain, irresponsible young baronet and gambler in Anthony Trollope’s novel "The Way We Live Now," emblematic of the moral decay and financial recklessness of his social class.
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D.
Richard Greatrex
Richard Greatrex is a British cinematographer best known for his Academy Award-nominated work on the film "Shakespeare in Love."
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E.
Clive
Clive is a surname most famously associated with Robert Clive, the 18th-century British officer who played a key role in establishing British rule in India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
edition of Virgil’s works
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printed book edition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
John Baskerville
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surface form:
Baskerville typefoundry
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| author | Virgil ⓘ |
| bindingType | various contemporary bindings ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 18th century ⓘ |
| containsWork |
Virgil's Aeneid
ⓘ
surface form:
Aeneid
Eclogues ⓘ Georgics ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | Great Britain ⓘ |
| field |
book design
ⓘ
typography ⓘ |
| genre | classical literature ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
bibliophiles
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classical scholars ⓘ typographers ⓘ |
| hasCollectorInterest |
history of printing enthusiasts
ⓘ
rare book collectors ⓘ |
| hasFormat | folio ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
celebrated edition of Virgil
ⓘ
milestone in fine printing ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfCreation | Age of Enlightenment ⓘ |
| influenced | later book typography standards ⓘ |
| influencedBy | neoclassical aesthetics ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm | poetry ⓘ |
| material | paper ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clarity of type
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elegant typography ⓘ fine presswork ⓘ high-quality book design ⓘ |
| partOf | Baskerville’s classical editions ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Birmingham ⓘ |
| printer | John Baskerville ⓘ |
| printingHouse | Baskerville’s Birmingham press ⓘ |
| printingTechnique | letterpress printing ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1757 ⓘ |
| publisher | John Baskerville ⓘ |
| subject |
Roman epic poetry
ⓘ
didactic poetry ⓘ pastoral poetry ⓘ |
| title | Baskerville Virgil self-link ⓘ |
| typefaceUsed | Baskerville typeface ⓘ |
| typographyDesigner | John Baskerville ⓘ |
| workOf | Virgil ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baskerville Virgil Description of subject: Baskerville Virgil is the celebrated 1757 edition of Virgil’s works printed by John Baskerville, renowned for its elegant typography and high-quality book design.
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