Codex Exoniensis
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Codex Exoniensis is a 10th-century Old English manuscript, better known as the Exeter Book, containing one of the largest surviving collections of Anglo-Saxon poetry, including elegies and religious verse.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Codex Exoniensis canonical | 2 |
| Exeter Book edition by Benjamin Thorpe (1842) | 1 |
| Exeter Cathedral Library MS 3501 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5236039 — 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: Codex Exoniensis Context triple: [Exeter Book, alsoKnownAs, Codex Exoniensis]
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A.
Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
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Codex Basilensis
Codex Basilensis is a significant Greek New Testament manuscript known for its representative Byzantine text-type and its importance in biblical textual criticism.
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C.
Codex Aubin
Codex Aubin is a 16th-century Nahua pictorial manuscript that chronicles the history, migrations, and dynastic events of the Mexica (Aztecs) from their origins through the early colonial period.
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D.
Codex Forster
Codex Forster is a collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks containing his sketches, scientific studies, and writings on a wide range of subjects.
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E.
Codex Zographensis
Codex Zographensis is a late 10th–11th century Old Church Slavonic Gospel manuscript, written in the Glagolitic script and considered one of the most important early Slavic literary monuments.
- 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: Codex Exoniensis Target entity description: Codex Exoniensis is a 10th-century Old English manuscript, better known as the Exeter Book, containing one of the largest surviving collections of Anglo-Saxon poetry, including elegies and religious verse.
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A.
Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
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B.
Codex Basilensis
Codex Basilensis is a significant Greek New Testament manuscript known for its representative Byzantine text-type and its importance in biblical textual criticism.
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C.
Codex Aubin
Codex Aubin is a 16th-century Nahua pictorial manuscript that chronicles the history, migrations, and dynastic events of the Mexica (Aztecs) from their origins through the early colonial period.
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D.
Codex Forster
Codex Forster is a collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks containing his sketches, scientific studies, and writings on a wide range of subjects.
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E.
Codex Zographensis
Codex Zographensis is a late 10th–11th century Old Church Slavonic Gospel manuscript, written in the Glagolitic script and considered one of the most important early Slavic literary monuments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon literary codex
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Old English manuscript ⓘ medieval manuscript ⓘ poetry manuscript ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Exeter Book
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Exeter Cathedral Library MS 3501 ⓘ
linked to:
Codex Exoniensis
|
| century | 10th century ⓘ |
| condition |
partly damaged by fire or heat
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some leaves stained and worn ⓘ |
| contains |
Anglo-Saxon poetry
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linked to:
Anglo-Saxon literature
Christ I ⓘ Christ II ⓘ Christ III ⓘ Deor ⓘ Guthlac A ⓘ Guthlac B ⓘ
linked to:
Guthlac (Exeter Book)
Juliana ⓘ The Descent into Hell (Harrowing of Hell) poem ⓘ
linked to:
Harrowing of Hell
The Fortunes of Men ⓘ The Gifts of Men ⓘ The Homiletic Fragment ⓘ
linked to:
Homiletic Fragment I
The Husband's Message ⓘ The Judgment Day poems ⓘ The Order of the World ⓘ The Phoenix ⓘ The Rhyming Poem ⓘ The Riming Poem ⓘ
linked to:
The Rhyming Poem
The Ruin ⓘ The Seafarer ⓘ The Wanderer ⓘ The Wife's Lament ⓘ
linked to:
The Wife’s Lament
Widsith (fragmentary or related material) ⓘ
linked to:
Widsith
elegies ⓘ homiletic poetry ⓘ religious verse ⓘ riddles ⓘ saints' lives ⓘ wisdom poetry ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culture | Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ |
| date | 10th century ⓘ |
| donatedBy | Leofric, first Bishop of Exeter ⓘ |
| donationDate | 11th century ⓘ |
| folioCount | about 130 folios ⓘ |
| genre |
elegiac poetry
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religious poetry ⓘ riddle poetry ⓘ secular poetry ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
lacks extensive illumination
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mostly written by a single scribe ⓘ no musical notation ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Devon
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Exeter ⓘ |
| location | Exeter Cathedral Library ⓘ |
| material | parchment ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| script | Insular minuscule ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the four major surviving manuscripts of Old English poetry
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one of the largest surviving collections of Anglo-Saxon poetry ⓘ |
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Subject: Codex Exoniensis Description of subject: Codex Exoniensis is a 10th-century Old English manuscript, better known as the Exeter Book, containing one of the largest surviving collections of Anglo-Saxon poetry, including elegies and religious verse.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Codex Exoniensis
linked to: Codex Exoniensis