Eadwine Psalter
E355431
The Eadwine Psalter is a richly illuminated 12th-century English psalter renowned for its intricate artwork and multiple Latin and vernacular translations of the Psalms.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eadwine (self-portrait of scribe) | 1 |
| Eadwine Psalter canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3410410 — 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: Eadwine Psalter Context triple: [Wren Library, notableItem, Eadwine Psalter]
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A.
Lindisfarne Gospels
The Lindisfarne Gospels is an illuminated manuscript of the four Christian Gospels, renowned as a masterpiece of early medieval Insular art produced in Northumbria around the early 8th century.
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B.
Vercelli Book
The Vercelli Book is a late 10th-century Old English manuscript containing a major collection of religious prose and poetry, including several of the four signed poems by the Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf.
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C.
Bishops’ Book
The Bishops’ Book, formally titled "The Institution of a Christian Man" (1537), was an English Reformation doctrinal manual produced by Henry VIII’s bishops to define official teaching on faith, sacraments, and church authority.
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D.
Bay Psalm Book
The Bay Psalm Book is the first book printed in British North America, a 1640 metrical English translation of the biblical Psalms used by early New England Puritans for congregational singing.
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E.
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.
- 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: Eadwine Psalter Target entity description: The Eadwine Psalter is a richly illuminated 12th-century English psalter renowned for its intricate artwork and multiple Latin and vernacular translations of the Psalms.
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A.
Lindisfarne Gospels
The Lindisfarne Gospels is an illuminated manuscript of the four Christian Gospels, renowned as a masterpiece of early medieval Insular art produced in Northumbria around the early 8th century.
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B.
Vercelli Book
The Vercelli Book is a late 10th-century Old English manuscript containing a major collection of religious prose and poetry, including several of the four signed poems by the Anglo-Saxon poet Cynewulf.
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C.
Bishops’ Book
The Bishops’ Book, formally titled "The Institution of a Christian Man" (1537), was an English Reformation doctrinal manual produced by Henry VIII’s bishops to define official teaching on faith, sacraments, and church authority.
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D.
Bay Psalm Book
The Bay Psalm Book is the first book printed in British North America, a 1640 metrical English translation of the biblical Psalms used by early New England Puritans for congregational singing.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
illuminated manuscript
ⓘ
psalter ⓘ |
| artStyle | Romanesque illumination ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christ Church Priory, Canterbury
ⓘ
linked to:
Canterbury Cathedral
|
| catalogCode | Trinity College MS R.17.1 ⓘ |
| contains |
Calendar
ⓘ
Canticles ⓘ Litany ⓘ Psalms ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| dateCreated | c. 1150 ⓘ |
| decoration | richly illuminated pages ⓘ |
| depicts |
Eadwine (self-portrait of scribe)
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linked to:
Eadwine Psalter
King David ⓘ biblical scenes ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| feature |
Anglo-Norman French translation of the Psalms
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Old English translation of the Psalms ⓘ multiple Latin versions of the Psalms ⓘ |
| genre | religious manuscript ⓘ |
| hasPart |
full-page miniatures
ⓘ
historiated initials ⓘ interlinear glosses ⓘ marginal illustrations ⓘ multiple psalm translations ⓘ |
| inception | 12th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Utrecht Psalter ⓘ |
| language |
Anglo-Norman French
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Norman
Latin ⓘ Old English ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | monastic devotion ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Book of Psalms
ⓘ
linked to:
Psalms
|
| material | parchment ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Eadwine of Canterbury ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Canterbury school of illumination ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Canterbury ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | well-preserved ⓘ |
| productionContext | Benedictine monastery ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Utrecht Psalter (as a model and source) ⓘ |
| religiousTextType | psalm book ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scribe | Eadwine of Canterbury ⓘ |
| scriptType |
Caroline minuscule
ⓘ
display capitals ⓘ |
| significance |
important witness to medieval psalm translation traditions
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major example of 12th-century English illumination ⓘ |
| translationType | Latin text with vernacular glosses ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
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linked to: Eadwine Psalter