Cathedral Library, Vercelli
E117513
The Cathedral Library in Vercelli is an Italian ecclesiastical library renowned for preserving important medieval manuscripts, including one of the earliest surviving records of Old English religious poetry.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vercelli Cathedral | 2 |
| Biblioteca Capitolare of Vercelli | 1 |
| Cathedral Library, Vercelli canonical | 1 |
| Vercelli Cathedral complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T996469 — 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: Cathedral Library, Vercelli Context triple: [The Dream of the Rood, manuscriptRepository, Cathedral Library, Vercelli]
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A.
Parma Cathedral
Parma Cathedral is a Romanesque Catholic cathedral in Parma, Italy, renowned for its architecture and Correggio’s celebrated frescoes.
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B.
Perugia Cathedral
Perugia Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Perugia, Italy, notable as the seat of the local bishop and as the burial site of Pope Innocent III.
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C.
Monte Cassino Abbey
Monte Cassino Abbey is a historic hilltop monastery in Italy, renowned as the cradle of the Benedictine Order and a symbol of European monasticism and learning.
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D.
Cloister of Santa Maria della Pace
The Cloister of Santa Maria della Pace is a renowned Renaissance cloister in Rome, celebrated for its harmonious architectural design by Donato Bramante.
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E.
Basilica of San Vitale
The Basilica of San Vitale is a renowned 6th-century church in Ravenna, Italy, famous for its richly preserved Byzantine mosaics and architecture.
- 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: Cathedral Library, Vercelli Target entity description: The Cathedral Library in Vercelli is an Italian ecclesiastical library renowned for preserving important medieval manuscripts, including one of the earliest surviving records of Old English religious poetry.
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A.
Parma Cathedral
Parma Cathedral is a Romanesque Catholic cathedral in Parma, Italy, renowned for its architecture and Correggio’s celebrated frescoes.
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B.
Perugia Cathedral
Perugia Cathedral is a historic Roman Catholic cathedral in Perugia, Italy, notable as the seat of the local bishop and as the burial site of Pope Innocent III.
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C.
Monte Cassino Abbey
Monte Cassino Abbey is a historic hilltop monastery in Italy, renowned as the cradle of the Benedictine Order and a symbol of European monasticism and learning.
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D.
Cloister of Santa Maria della Pace
The Cloister of Santa Maria della Pace is a renowned Renaissance cloister in Rome, celebrated for its harmonious architectural design by Donato Bramante.
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E.
Basilica of San Vitale
The Basilica of San Vitale is a renowned 6th-century church in Ravenna, Italy, famous for its richly preserved Byzantine mosaics and architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecclesiastical library
ⓘ
research library ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Diocese of Vercelli
ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| associatedWith |
Vercelli Cathedral
ⓘ
linked to:
Cathedral Library, Vercelli
chapter of Vercelli Cathedral ⓘ |
| collectionType |
early printed books
ⓘ
ecclesiastical documents ⓘ incunabula ⓘ medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| eraOfMajorHoldings | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
biblical manuscripts
ⓘ
canon law texts ⓘ liturgical manuscripts ⓘ local ecclesiastical records ⓘ patristic texts ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptGenre |
devotional literature
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homiletic texts ⓘ religious poetry ⓘ saints' lives ⓘ sermons ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important repository of medieval European culture ⓘ |
| holds | Vercelli Book ⓘ |
| languageOfNotableManuscripts |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ Old English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Piedmont
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Vercelli ⓘ Vercelli Cathedral complex ⓘ
linked to:
Cathedral Library, Vercelli
|
| notableFor |
holding one of the earliest surviving records of Old English religious poetry
ⓘ
preservation of important medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| notableItem |
Vercelli Book, a major Old English manuscript
ⓘ
linked to:
Vercelli Book
|
| primaryFunction |
preservation of ecclesiastical and medieval written heritage
ⓘ
support of theological and historical research ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Diocese of Vercelli
ⓘ
scholars of medieval literature ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
church history
ⓘ
medieval studies ⓘ philology ⓘ theology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Cathedral Library, Vercelli Description of subject: The Cathedral Library in Vercelli is an Italian ecclesiastical library renowned for preserving important medieval manuscripts, including one of the earliest surviving records of Old English religious poetry.
Referenced by (5)
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