Book XI: Earthly Things
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Book XI: Earthly Things is a major section of the Florentine Codex that catalogues and describes the natural world—plants, animals, and minerals—as understood in 16th-century Nahua (Aztec) culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Book XI: Earthly Things canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book XI: Earthly Things Context triple: [Florentine Codex, hasPart, Book XI: Earthly Things]
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Book XI
Book XI is a section of Leonardo Bruni’s historical work "History of the Florentine People," continuing his humanist narrative of Florence’s political and civic development.
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Book XI
Book XI is a section of Augustine’s theological work "The City of God" that begins the exploration of creation, angels, and the origin of the earthly and heavenly cities.
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Book VIII
Book VIII is one of the later volumes of Leonardo Bruni’s humanist historical work *History of the Florentine People*, continuing his account of Florence’s political and civic life.
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Book VIII
Book VIII is a section of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics that focuses primarily on the nature, types, and ethical significance of friendship.
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Book VIII
Book VIII is a section of Aristotle’s zoological treatise "History of Animals" that continues his systematic observations and classifications of animal life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book XI: Earthly Things Target entity description: Book XI: Earthly Things is a major section of the Florentine Codex that catalogues and describes the natural world—plants, animals, and minerals—as understood in 16th-century Nahua (Aztec) culture.
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A.
Book XI
Book XI is a section of Leonardo Bruni’s historical work "History of the Florentine People," continuing his humanist narrative of Florence’s political and civic development.
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B.
Book XI
Book XI is a section of Augustine’s theological work "The City of God" that begins the exploration of creation, angels, and the origin of the earthly and heavenly cities.
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C.
Book VIII
Book VIII is one of the later volumes of Leonardo Bruni’s humanist historical work *History of the Florentine People*, continuing his account of Florence’s political and civic life.
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D.
Book VIII
Book VIII is a section of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics that focuses primarily on the nature, types, and ethical significance of friendship.
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E.
Book VIII
Book VIII is a section of Aristotle’s zoological treatise "History of Animals" that continues his systematic observations and classifications of animal life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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ethnographic text ⓘ natural history work ⓘ |
| aim | document indigenous knowledge of nature ⓘ |
| associatedCulture |
Aztec
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linked to:
Aztec culture
Nahua ⓘ |
| cityOfManuscript | Florence ⓘ |
| commissionedUnder | Spanish colonial rule ⓘ |
| compiler | Bernardino de Sahagún ⓘ |
| contains |
illustrations of animals
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illustrations of minerals ⓘ illustrations of plants ⓘ |
| culturalContext | post-Conquest central Mexico ⓘ |
| describes |
Nahua classifications of animals
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Nahua classifications of minerals ⓘ Nahua classifications of plants ⓘ Nahua cosmological views of nature ⓘ medicinal properties of natural substances ⓘ symbolic meanings of animals ⓘ symbolic meanings of plants ⓘ uses of animals in Nahua culture ⓘ uses of plants in Nahua culture ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Mesoamerican fauna
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Mesoamerican flora ⓘ Mesoamerican minerals ⓘ |
| genre |
colonial Mesoamerican manuscript
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ethnobotany ⓘ ethnozoology ⓘ |
| language |
Classical Nahuatl
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Spanish ⓘ |
| method |
collaboration with indigenous scribes
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interviews with Nahua informants ⓘ |
| originalManuscriptLocation | Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana ⓘ |
| partOf |
Florentine Codex
ⓘ
General History of the Things of New Spain ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Florence
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New Spain ⓘ
linked to:
Viceroyalty of New Spain
|
| preserves | pre-Hispanic Nahua knowledge of nature ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Book X of the Florentine Codex
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linked to:
Florentine Codex
Book XII of the Florentine Codex ⓘ
linked to:
Florentine Codex
|
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| subject |
animals
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minerals ⓘ natural world ⓘ plants ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| writtenIn | bilingual format ⓘ |
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Subject: Book XI: Earthly Things Description of subject: Book XI: Earthly Things is a major section of the Florentine Codex that catalogues and describes the natural world—plants, animals, and minerals—as understood in 16th-century Nahua (Aztec) culture.
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