postglossators
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Postglossators were medieval European legal scholars who built upon and systematized the work of earlier glossators, helping to shape the foundations of continental civil law.
All labels observed (1)
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| postglossators canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6903260 — 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: postglossators Context triple: [Pandectae, usedBy, postglossators]
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A.
Colophon
Colophon was an ancient Ionian Greek city in western Asia Minor, historically notable as one of the places claimed as the birthplace of the poet Homer.
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B.
Garafía
Garafía is a rural municipality on the island of La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands, known for its rugged coastline, traditional agriculture, and dark-sky stargazing conditions.
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C.
Gutenberg
Gutenberg is the block-based content editor introduced in WordPress to enable more flexible, visual page and post creation.
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D.
Groth
Groth is a German surname borne by various notable individuals, including actors, athletes, and academics.
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E.
Tiskre
Tiskre is a residential settlement in northern Estonia, situated near the capital Tallinn and known for its coastal location and suburban character.
- 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: postglossators Target entity description: Postglossators were medieval European legal scholars who built upon and systematized the work of earlier glossators, helping to shape the foundations of continental civil law.
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A.
Colophon
Colophon was an ancient Ionian Greek city in western Asia Minor, historically notable as one of the places claimed as the birthplace of the poet Homer.
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B.
Garafía
Garafía is a rural municipality on the island of La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands, known for its rugged coastline, traditional agriculture, and dark-sky stargazing conditions.
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C.
Gutenberg
Gutenberg is the block-based content editor introduced in WordPress to enable more flexible, visual page and post creation.
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D.
Groth
Groth is a German surname borne by various notable individuals, including actors, athletes, and academics.
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E.
Tiskre
Tiskre is a residential settlement in northern Estonia, situated near the capital Tallinn and known for its coastal location and suburban character.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European legal movement
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Roman law school ⓘ civil law tradition ⓘ legal scholars ⓘ medieval jurists ⓘ |
| activeInCentury |
13th century
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| aim |
to create a coherent system of civil law
ⓘ
to harmonize Roman law with contemporary practice ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
commentators
ⓘ
commentators on the civil law ⓘ |
| basedInRegion |
France
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Italy ⓘ Spain ⓘ continental Europe ⓘ |
| centerOfActivity |
University of Bologna
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University of Orléans ⓘ University of Padua ⓘ University of Perugia ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of legal concepts of sovereignty and jurisdiction
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doctrine of statutory interpretation in civil law ⓘ systematic classification of legal subjects ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Bolognese school of glossators ⓘ |
| field |
Roman law
ⓘ
canon law ⓘ civil law ⓘ |
| follows | Glossators ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
helped form the common legal culture of continental Europe
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mediated between Roman law texts and medieval legal practice ⓘ |
| influenced |
continental civil law
ⓘ
ius commune ⓘ later codifications of civil law ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalTradition | civil law tradition ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Baldus de Ubaldis
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Bartolus de Saxoferrato ⓘ Cino da Pistoia ⓘ Jacobus de Ravanis (Jacques de Revigny) ⓘ Petrus de Bellapertica ⓘ |
| precededBy | Glossators ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
commentary
ⓘ
reconciliation of legal authorities ⓘ systematization of legal rules ⓘ |
| usedText |
Corpus Juris Civilis
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Justinian’s Code ⓘ
linked to:
Codex Justinianus
Justinian’s Digest ⓘ
linked to:
Digest of Justinian
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: postglossators Description of subject: Postglossators were medieval European legal scholars who built upon and systematized the work of earlier glossators, helping to shape the foundations of continental civil law.
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