Codex CXVII
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Codex CXVII is the shelfmark of the Vercelli Book, a late 10th-century Old English manuscript renowned for preserving a key collection of Anglo-Saxon prose and poetry, including several important religious texts and poems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Codex CXVII canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5445024 — 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 CXVII Context triple: [Vercelli Book, catalogCode, Codex CXVII]
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A.
Codex 150
Codex 150 is a medieval manuscript held in the Bibliothèque municipale de Valenciennes, notable as part of the library’s historical codex collection.
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B.
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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C.
Codex Exoniensis
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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D.
Codex Trivulzianus
Codex Trivulzianus is a manuscript notebook by Leonardo da Vinci containing his studies in language, engineering, and various scientific and artistic subjects.
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E.
Codex Borgia
Codex Borgia is a richly illustrated pre-Columbian Mesoamerican ritual and divinatory manuscript, renowned as one of the most important surviving examples of Indigenous pictorial books from central Mexico.
- 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 CXVII Target entity description: Codex CXVII is the shelfmark of the Vercelli Book, a late 10th-century Old English manuscript renowned for preserving a key collection of Anglo-Saxon prose and poetry, including several important religious texts and poems.
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A.
Codex 150
Codex 150 is a medieval manuscript held in the Bibliothèque municipale de Valenciennes, notable as part of the library’s historical codex collection.
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B.
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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C.
Codex Exoniensis
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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D.
Codex Trivulzianus
Codex Trivulzianus is a manuscript notebook by Leonardo da Vinci containing his studies in language, engineering, and various scientific and artistic subjects.
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E.
Codex Borgia
Codex Borgia is a richly illustrated pre-Columbian Mesoamerican ritual and divinatory manuscript, renowned as one of the most important surviving examples of Indigenous pictorial books from central Mexico.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old English manuscript
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Vercelli Book ⓘ medieval manuscript ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Vercelli Book ⓘ |
| approximateCreationDate | c. 970–990 ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | CXVII ⓘ |
| century | 10th century ⓘ |
| contains |
Andreas
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Homiletic texts ⓘ Old English poetry ⓘ Old English prose ⓘ Soul and Body I ⓘ The Dream of the Rood ⓘ The Fates of the Apostles ⓘ homilies ⓘ religious poems ⓘ saints' lives ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Anglo-Saxon culture ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Vercelli Cathedral Library
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linked to:
Cathedral Library, Vercelli
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| date | late 10th century ⓘ |
| genre | religious literature ⓘ |
| heldBy |
Biblioteca Capitolare di Vercelli
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linked to:
Cathedral Library, Vercelli
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| language | Old English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Vercelli ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| material | parchment ⓘ |
| notableFor |
one of the four major Old English poetic codices
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unique preservation of several Old English poems ⓘ |
| origin | Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ |
| physicalForm | bound manuscript book ⓘ |
| preserves |
Anglo-Saxon poetry
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Anglo-Saxon prose ⓘ Anglo-Saxon religious texts ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| script |
Insular minuscule
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linked to:
Insular script
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| scriptType | book hand ⓘ |
| shelfmarkOf | Vercelli Book ⓘ |
| significance |
important collection of Anglo-Saxon prose and poetry
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key witness to late Old English language ⓘ major source for Anglo-Saxon religious literature ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Christian doctrine
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biblical themes ⓘ hagiography ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | codex ⓘ |
| writingLanguage | Old English ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Codex CXVII Description of subject: Codex CXVII is the shelfmark of the Vercelli Book, a late 10th-century Old English manuscript renowned for preserving a key collection of Anglo-Saxon prose and poetry, including several important religious texts and poems.
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