Vercelli Book

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf manuscript
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Vercelli_Cathedral
gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_England
literary heritage
gptkbp:barrelLength medieval binding
gptkbp:citedBy linguistic studies
cultural studies
historical studies
academic publications
literary analyses
gptkbp:conservationEfforts well-preserved
gptkbp:contains poetry
prose
gptkbp:culturalSignificance reflects_Anglo-Saxon_spirituality
gptkbp:dimensions approximately 30 cm x 20 cm
gptkbp:format codex
gptkbp:historical_analysis interpretation of texts
medieval studies
authorship questions
dating controversies
Old_English_studies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vercelli Book
gptkbp:includes The Dream of the Rood
The Fates of the Apostles
The_Judith
The_Elene
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_literature
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Latin_literature
Old Norse literature
gptkbp:language gptkb:Anglo-Saxon
gptkbp:maintainedBy Biblioteca Capitolare di Vercelli
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:C.S._Lewis
gptkb:J.R.R._Tolkien
contains unique illustrations
one of the earliest examples of English literature
E._Talbot_Donaldson
R._D._Fulk
T.A._Shippey
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Vercelli,_Italy
gptkbp:pageCount around 200
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Old_English
gptkbp:researchFocus historical linguistics
textual criticism
gptkbp:significance one of the four major Old English poetic manuscripts
gptkbp:style Christian_literature
gptkbp:yearEstablished 10th century