Cotton collection catalogue
E335137
The Cotton collection catalogue is the scholarly inventory that systematically describes and organizes the manuscripts and documents in Sir Robert Cotton’s renowned Cottonian Library, now part of the British Library.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cotton collection | 2 |
| Cotton collection catalogue canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cotton collection catalogue Context triple: [Cotton Nero A.x manuscript collection, cataloguedIn, Cotton collection catalogue]
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A.
Cotton Nero A.x manuscript collection
The Cotton Nero A.x manuscript collection is a late 14th-century Middle English manuscript best known for preserving the unique texts of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and three other alliterative poems.
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B.
United States Standards for Grades of Cotton
United States Standards for Grades of Cotton are federally established quality classifications that define and regulate the grading of cotton in the U.S. for marketing and trade purposes.
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C.
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, natural fiber harvested from the seed pods of cotton plants and widely used in textiles and clothing.
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D.
Cottonopolis
Cottonopolis is a historical nickname for Manchester, England, reflecting its prominence as a major center of the cotton and textile industry during the Industrial Revolution.
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E.
Cotten
Cotten is a surname most notably associated with American actor Joseph Cotten, a prominent figure in classic Hollywood cinema.
- 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: Cotton collection catalogue Target entity description: The Cotton collection catalogue is the scholarly inventory that systematically describes and organizes the manuscripts and documents in Sir Robert Cotton’s renowned Cottonian Library, now part of the British Library.
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A.
Cotton Nero A.x manuscript collection
The Cotton Nero A.x manuscript collection is a late 14th-century Middle English manuscript best known for preserving the unique texts of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and three other alliterative poems.
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B.
United States Standards for Grades of Cotton
United States Standards for Grades of Cotton are federally established quality classifications that define and regulate the grading of cotton in the U.S. for marketing and trade purposes.
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C.
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, natural fiber harvested from the seed pods of cotton plants and widely used in textiles and clothing.
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D.
Cottonopolis
Cottonopolis is a historical nickname for Manchester, England, reflecting its prominence as a major center of the cotton and textile industry during the Industrial Revolution.
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E.
Cotten
Cotten is a surname most notably associated with American actor Joseph Cotten, a prominent figure in classic Hollywood cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
library catalogue
ⓘ
manuscript catalogue ⓘ scholarly inventory ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cottonian Library
ⓘ
Sir Robert Cotton ⓘ |
| createdFor |
collection management
ⓘ
scholarly research ⓘ |
| describes |
documents in the Cottonian Library
ⓘ
manuscripts in the Cottonian Library ⓘ |
| descriptiveStandard |
physical description of manuscripts
ⓘ
provenance notes ⓘ scholarly description of contents ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
reconstruction of Cottonian Library holdings
ⓘ
study of British medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
shelfmark-based organization
ⓘ
systematic arrangement ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
archival documents
ⓘ
codicology ⓘ early modern manuscripts ⓘ medieval manuscripts ⓘ palaeography ⓘ |
| heldBy | British Library ⓘ |
| isPartOf | British Library cataloguing tradition ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
London
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linked to:
London, England
|
| medium |
manuscript
ⓘ
printed finding aid ⓘ |
| organizes |
Cottonian Library documents
ⓘ
Cottonian Library manuscripts ⓘ |
| partOfCollection | Cotton collection ⓘ |
| purpose |
documentation of Cotton manuscripts
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intellectual control of Cottonian Library ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Cottonian Library fire of 1731 ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
British Library Cotton manuscripts
ⓘ
linked to:
Cotton collection of manuscripts
|
| repository | British Library ⓘ |
| usedBy |
historians
ⓘ
librarians ⓘ manuscript scholars ⓘ textual critics ⓘ |
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Subject: Cotton collection catalogue Description of subject: The Cotton collection catalogue is the scholarly inventory that systematically describes and organizes the manuscripts and documents in Sir Robert Cotton’s renowned Cottonian Library, now part of the British Library.
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linked to: Cotton collection catalogue