Codex Vercellensis
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Codex Vercellensis is an early medieval manuscript best known for preserving a collection of Old English religious poetry, including "The Dream of the Rood," within the Vercelli Book.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Codex Vercellensis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5444984 — 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 Vercellensis Context triple: [Vercelli Book, alsoKnownAs, Codex Vercellensis]
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A.
Codex Vaticanus
Codex Vaticanus is a 4th-century Greek biblical manuscript held in the Vatican Library and regarded as one of the oldest and most important witnesses to the text of the Bible.
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B.
Codex Ambrosianus
Codex Ambrosianus is a significant manuscript preserving portions of the Bible translated into the Gothic language, providing key evidence for the study of the Gothic script and early Germanic linguistics.
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C.
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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D.
Codex Marianus
Codex Marianus is an early Old Church Slavonic Gospel manuscript, written in the Glagolitic script and considered one of the most important monuments of Slavic medieval literature.
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E.
Codex Alexandrinus
Codex Alexandrinus is a 5th-century Greek manuscript of the Bible, notable as one of the oldest and most complete surviving copies of both the Old and New Testaments.
- 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 Vercellensis Target entity description: Codex Vercellensis is an early medieval manuscript best known for preserving a collection of Old English religious poetry, including "The Dream of the Rood," within the Vercelli Book.
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A.
Codex Vaticanus
Codex Vaticanus is a 4th-century Greek biblical manuscript held in the Vatican Library and regarded as one of the oldest and most important witnesses to the text of the Bible.
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B.
Codex Ambrosianus
Codex Ambrosianus is a significant manuscript preserving portions of the Bible translated into the Gothic language, providing key evidence for the study of the Gothic script and early Germanic linguistics.
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C.
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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D.
Codex Marianus
Codex Marianus is an early Old Church Slavonic Gospel manuscript, written in the Glagolitic script and considered one of the most important monuments of Slavic medieval literature.
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E.
Codex Alexandrinus
Codex Alexandrinus is a 5th-century Greek manuscript of the Bible, notable as one of the oldest and most complete surviving copies of both the Old and New Testaments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gospel book
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Latin manuscript ⓘ Vetus Latina manuscript ⓘ biblical manuscript ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Codex Vercellensis Evangeliorum
NERFINISHED
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Codex a NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Old Latin text of the Gospels ⓘ |
| catalogCode | a in the list of Old Latin manuscripts ⓘ |
| contains | canonically four Gospels in Latin ⓘ |
| containsText |
Gospel of John
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gospel of Luke NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contentGenre | biblical text ⓘ |
| currentCity | Vercelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCountry | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Vercelli Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateApproximate |
4th century
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late 4th century ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Old English Vercelli Book containing The Dream of the Rood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vercelli Book NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | vellum ⓘ |
| namedAfter | city of Vercelli ⓘ |
| originalUse |
liturgical reading
ⓘ
private devotion ⓘ |
| physicalForm | codex ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scriptoriumLocationHypothesis | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptType | uncial script ⓘ |
| significance | one of the oldest surviving Latin Gospel manuscripts ⓘ |
| textType | Western text-type ⓘ |
| textualFamily | Old Latin Gospels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| writtenInLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Codex Vercellensis Description of subject: Codex Vercellensis is an early medieval manuscript best known for preserving a collection of Old English religious poetry, including "The Dream of the Rood," within the Vercelli Book.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.