British Museum manuscript collections
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The British Museum manuscript collections comprise a vast and historically significant assemblage of handwritten documents, literary works, and archival materials that formed the core of the British Library’s manuscript holdings.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Library manuscript collections | 1 |
| British Library manuscripts | 1 |
| British Museum manuscript collections canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13936582 — 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: British Museum manuscript collections Context triple: [Cotton Library, predecessorOf, British Museum manuscript collections]
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British Library MS Royal 1 D V–VIII
British Library MS Royal 1 D V–VIII is a medieval manuscript in the British Library’s Royal collection containing a significant Greek biblical text identified in Alfred Rahlfs’ catalogue as number 911.
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Codex Bodley
Codex Bodley is a pre-Columbian Mixtec pictorial manuscript that records the genealogy, dynastic history, and rituals of Mixtec rulers in what is now Oaxaca, Mexico.
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Osborn Collection of English literary and historical manuscripts
The Osborn Collection of English literary and historical manuscripts is a major research collection of original English documents, letters, and literary works spanning several centuries, housed at Yale University.
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Codex Arundel
Codex Arundel is a celebrated collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s scientific and artistic notes and drawings, showcasing his investigations into mechanics, geometry, and natural phenomena.
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Codex Leicester
The Codex Leicester is a famous scientific notebook by Leonardo da Vinci, containing his observations and theories on topics such as astronomy, geology, hydrodynamics, and the properties of water.
- 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: British Museum manuscript collections Target entity description: The British Museum manuscript collections comprise a vast and historically significant assemblage of handwritten documents, literary works, and archival materials that formed the core of the British Library’s manuscript holdings.
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A.
British Library MS Royal 1 D V–VIII
British Library MS Royal 1 D V–VIII is a medieval manuscript in the British Library’s Royal collection containing a significant Greek biblical text identified in Alfred Rahlfs’ catalogue as number 911.
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B.
Codex Bodley
Codex Bodley is a pre-Columbian Mixtec pictorial manuscript that records the genealogy, dynastic history, and rituals of Mixtec rulers in what is now Oaxaca, Mexico.
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C.
Osborn Collection of English literary and historical manuscripts
The Osborn Collection of English literary and historical manuscripts is a major research collection of original English documents, letters, and literary works spanning several centuries, housed at Yale University.
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D.
Codex Arundel
Codex Arundel is a celebrated collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s scientific and artistic notes and drawings, showcasing his investigations into mechanics, geometry, and natural phenomena.
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E.
Codex Leicester
The Codex Leicester is a famous scientific notebook by Leonardo da Vinci, containing his observations and theories on topics such as astronomy, geology, hydrodynamics, and the properties of water.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: British Museum manuscript collections
linked to: British Museum manuscript collections