Codex Calixtinus
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Codex Calixtinus is a 12th-century illuminated manuscript that serves as one of the earliest and most important narrative, liturgical, and practical sources for pilgrims traveling the Camino de Santiago.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Codex Calixtinus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10475929 — 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 Calixtinus Context triple: [Camino de Santiago, hasGuidebook, Codex Calixtinus]
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A.
Codex Carolinus
Codex Carolinus is a 6th- or 7th-century bilingual manuscript fragment preserving portions of the Gothic and Latin texts of the Bible, making it an important source for the study of the Gothic language and early biblical transmission.
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B.
Codex Gregorianus
The Codex Gregorianus is an early 4th-century private compilation of Roman imperial constitutions that became a foundational source for later official law codes.
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C.
Codex Forster
Codex Forster is a collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks containing his sketches, scientific studies, and writings on a wide range of subjects.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 Calixtinus Target entity description: Codex Calixtinus is a 12th-century illuminated manuscript that serves as one of the earliest and most important narrative, liturgical, and practical sources for pilgrims traveling the Camino de Santiago.
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A.
Codex Carolinus
Codex Carolinus is a 6th- or 7th-century bilingual manuscript fragment preserving portions of the Gothic and Latin texts of the Bible, making it an important source for the study of the Gothic language and early biblical transmission.
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B.
Codex Gregorianus
The Codex Gregorianus is an early 4th-century private compilation of Roman imperial constitutions that became a foundational source for later official law codes.
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C.
Codex Forster
Codex Forster is a collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks containing his sketches, scientific studies, and writings on a wide range of subjects.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin manuscript
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illuminated manuscript ⓘ liturgical book ⓘ medieval manuscript ⓘ pilgrimage guide ⓘ |
| actualAuthorship | anonymous clerics ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 1140–1170 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
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linked to:
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
Santiago de Compostela ⓘ |
| attributedTo |
Pope Callixtus II
ⓘ
linked to:
Pope Calixtus II
|
| BookVInstanceOf | pilgrim guidebook ⓘ |
| BookVSubject |
practical advice for pilgrims
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routes to Santiago de Compostela ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of Charlemagne and Roland
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homilies ⓘ liturgical chants ⓘ liturgical texts ⓘ miracle stories of Saint James ⓘ narrative texts ⓘ pilgrim guide to the Camino de Santiago ⓘ polyphonic music ⓘ prayers ⓘ sermons ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of León ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | 12th century ⓘ |
| event |
recovered by Spanish police in 2012
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stolen from the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in 2011 ⓘ |
| genre |
hagiography
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liturgical compilation ⓘ pilgrimage literature ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Book of Saint James
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Liber Sancti Iacobi ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
illuminations
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musical notation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book I
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Book II ⓘ Book III ⓘ Book IV ⓘ Book V ⓘ |
| influenced | later pilgrimage guides to Santiago ⓘ |
| keptIn |
Archive of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela
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Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela ⓘ
linked to:
Santiago de Compostela Cathedral
|
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | cultural heritage of Spain ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Camino de Santiago
ⓘ
cult of Saint James the Greater ⓘ
linked to:
Shrine of Saint James the Great
|
| placeOfOrigin | Santiago de Compostela ⓘ |
| religiousFigureDepicted |
Charlemagne
ⓘ
Saint James the Greater ⓘ
linked to:
Apostle James the Greater
|
| religiousTradition |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| scriptType |
Caroline minuscule
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linked to:
Carolingian minuscule
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| significance |
important source for early polyphonic music
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major source for medieval pilgrimage practices ⓘ one of the earliest comprehensive sources on the Camino de Santiago ⓘ |
| timePeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthorship |
Pope Callixtus II
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linked to:
Pope Calixtus II
|
| usedFor |
guiding medieval pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela
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liturgical celebration of Saint James ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
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linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
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Input
Subject: Codex Calixtinus Description of subject: Codex Calixtinus is a 12th-century illuminated manuscript that serves as one of the earliest and most important narrative, liturgical, and practical sources for pilgrims traveling the Camino de Santiago.
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