Cotton Library
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The Cotton Library is a historically significant collection of medieval and early modern manuscripts assembled by Sir Robert Cotton, now forming a core part of the British Library’s manuscript holdings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cotton Library canonical | 8 |
| Cotton collection at the British Library | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3203205 — 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: Cotton Library Context triple: [Cotton Nero A.x, collection, Cotton Library]
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A.
Albert L. Scott Library
Albert L. Scott Library is the public library serving the community of Alabaster, Alabama, offering lending materials, programs, and information services to local residents.
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B.
John C. Hodges Library
John C. Hodges Library is the main academic library of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, serving as a central hub for research, study, and scholarly resources on campus.
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C.
Cecil H. Green Library
Cecil H. Green Library is the main research library at Stanford University, housing extensive collections across the humanities and social sciences.
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Wilson Library
Wilson Library is the main historic research library and iconic neoclassical centerpiece of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus.
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E.
M. G. Parker Memorial Library
The M. G. Parker Memorial Library is the public library serving the community of Dracut, Massachusetts, providing access to books, media, and local services.
- 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: Cotton Library Target entity description: The Cotton Library is a historically significant collection of medieval and early modern manuscripts assembled by Sir Robert Cotton, now forming a core part of the British Library’s manuscript holdings.
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A.
Albert L. Scott Library
Albert L. Scott Library is the public library serving the community of Alabaster, Alabama, offering lending materials, programs, and information services to local residents.
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B.
John C. Hodges Library
John C. Hodges Library is the main academic library of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, serving as a central hub for research, study, and scholarly resources on campus.
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C.
Cecil H. Green Library
Cecil H. Green Library is the main research library at Stanford University, housing extensive collections across the humanities and social sciences.
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D.
Wilson Library
Wilson Library is the main historic research library and iconic neoclassical centerpiece of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus.
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E.
M. G. Parker Memorial Library
The M. G. Parker Memorial Library is the public library serving the community of Dracut, Massachusetts, providing access to books, media, and local services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical library
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manuscript collection ⓘ |
| collectionFormationPeriod |
early 17th century
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late 16th century ⓘ |
| collectionFormedBy | Sir Robert Cotton ⓘ |
| collectionOf |
early modern manuscripts
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medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| collectionType |
national collection (later)
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private library (originally) ⓘ |
| containsWork |
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
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surface form:
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle manuscripts
Beowulf Manuscript (Nowell Codex) ⓘ
surface form:
Beowulf manuscript
Cotton Genesis ⓘ Cotton Nero A.x ⓘ Cotton Tiberius B.v ⓘ Cotton Vespasian A.i ⓘ Cotton Vitellius A XV ⓘ
surface form:
Cotton Vitellius A.xv
Lindisfarne Gospels ⓘ Magna Carta ⓘ
surface form:
Magna Carta exemplars
Old English Orosius ⓘ Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ⓘ
surface form:
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight manuscript
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| country | England ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Sir Robert Cotton ⓘ |
| hasCollectionDesignation | Cotton MS ⓘ |
| hasNotableCurator |
Humphrey Wanley
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surface form:
Humfrey Wanley
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| hasNotableUser |
Archbishop James Ussher
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surface form:
James Ussher
John Selden ⓘ |
| hasShelfmarkSystem |
bookpress letter
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bust of Roman emperor ⓘ volume number ⓘ |
| integratedInto |
British Library in 1973
ⓘ
British Museum in 1753 ⓘ |
| languageOfMaterial |
Anglo-Norman French
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Greek ⓘ Latin ⓘ Middle English ⓘ Old English ⓘ various European languages ⓘ |
| legalStatusChange |
seized by the Crown in 1630s
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transferred to the nation in 1702 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | British Library ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sir Robert Cotton ⓘ |
| partOf | British Library manuscripts ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | British Museum manuscript collections ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Anglo-Saxon studies
ⓘ
British history ⓘ medieval studies ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ |
| sufferedDamageType |
fire damage
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water damage ⓘ |
| sufferedEvent | Ashburnham House fire ⓘ |
| sufferedEventDate | 1731 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cotton Library Description of subject: The Cotton Library is a historically significant collection of medieval and early modern manuscripts assembled by Sir Robert Cotton, now forming a core part of the British Library’s manuscript holdings.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cotton collection at the British Library