Book I
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Book I is the opening section of Leon Battista Alberti’s architectural treatise *De re aedificatoria*, laying out its foundational principles and theoretical framework.
All labels observed (1)
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| Book I canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8570113 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Book I Context triple: [De re aedificatoria, hasPart, Book I]
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Book I
Book I is the first section of Hugo Grotius’s seminal work *De iure belli ac pacis*, in which he lays out the foundational principles of natural law and just war theory.
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Book I
Book I is the opening section of Augustine’s monumental Christian philosophical work *The City of God*, in which he begins responding to pagan criticisms of Christianity after the sack of Rome.
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Book I
Book I of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics introduces the work’s central inquiry into the nature of human happiness (eudaimonia) and the highest good.
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Book I
Book I is the opening section of Aristotle’s biological treatise "Generation of Animals," where he lays out foundational theories on reproduction and the development of living beings.
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Book I
Book I is the first major section of Sri Aurobindo’s philosophical work *The Life Divine*, laying out the foundations of his integral metaphysical and spiritual vision.
- 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 I Target entity description: Book I is the opening section of Leon Battista Alberti’s architectural treatise *De re aedificatoria*, laying out its foundational principles and theoretical framework.
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Book I
Book I is the opening section of the Institutes of Justinian, outlining foundational principles of Roman private law and legal persons.
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Book I
Book I is the first section of Isaac Newton’s *Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica*, laying out the mathematical foundations of classical mechanics and the laws of motion.
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Book I
Book I is the opening section of Aristotle’s treatise *Rhetoric*, in which he lays out the fundamental principles and purposes of persuasive speech.
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Book I
Book I is the first section of Hugo Grotius’s seminal work *De iure belli ac pacis*, in which he lays out the foundational principles of natural law and just war theory.
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Book I
Book I is a foundational section of the Power Architecture specification that defines core concepts and structures for the overall architectural framework.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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part of architectural treatise ⓘ |
| author | Leon Battista Alberti ⓘ |
| centuryWritten | 15th century ⓘ |
| culturalMovement | Renaissance humanism ⓘ |
| discusses |
architectural theory
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beauty in architecture ⓘ firmness in architecture ⓘ nature of building ⓘ purpose of architecture ⓘ relationship between architecture and nature ⓘ utility in architecture ⓘ |
| field |
architectural theory
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architecture ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Book II (De re aedificatoria)
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linked to:
De re aedificatoria
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| hasAuthorProfession |
architect
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humanist ⓘ theorist ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle | Liber Primus ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Italian Renaissance ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Vitruvian architectural tradition
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linked to:
Classical architecture
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| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
foundational principles of architecture
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theoretical framework of architecture ⓘ |
| orderInSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | De re aedificatoria ⓘ |
| positionInWork | first book ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
foundational part
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opening section ⓘ |
| setsOut | general principles for the rest of De re aedificatoria ⓘ |
| treatiseTitle | De re aedificatoria ⓘ |
| workType | architectural theory ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Book I Description of subject: Book I is the opening section of Leon Battista Alberti’s architectural treatise *De re aedificatoria*, laying out its foundational principles and theoretical framework.
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