Book of Columba

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Gospel book illuminated manuscript medieval manuscript

The Book of Columba, better known as the Book of Kells, is an illuminated medieval Gospel manuscript famed for its intricate Celtic artwork and considered one of Ireland’s greatest cultural treasures.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Book of Columba canonical	1
Great Gospel of Columba	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6720441 — 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.

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Target entity: Book of Columba
Context triple: [Book of Kells, alsoKnownAs, Book of Columba]

A. Vita Columbae by Adomnán of Iona
Vita Columbae by Adomnán of Iona is a late 7th-century Latin hagiographical work that recounts the life, miracles, and spiritual legacy of the Irish missionary and monastic founder Saint Columba.
B. Chronicle of the Kings of Alba
The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba is a medieval Scottish historical text that records the reigns of early Scottish kings and is a key source for the history of the kingdom of Alba.
C. The Picts and the Martyrs
The Picts and the Martyrs is a children's adventure novel by Arthur Ransome in the Swallows and Amazons series, following the holiday exploits and secret hideouts of two sets of children in the English Lake District.
D. Confessio of Saint Patrick
The Confessio of Saint Patrick is a brief autobiographical work in which Saint Patrick recounts his life, missionary calling, and spiritual reflections, offering the primary firsthand account of Ireland’s patron saint.
E. Voyage of Saint Brendan
Voyage of Saint Brendan is a medieval Christian legend recounting the fantastical sea journey of the Irish monk Brendan the Navigator in search of the Blessed Isles.
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: Book of Columba
Target entity description: The Book of Columba, better known as the Book of Kells, is an illuminated medieval Gospel manuscript famed for its intricate Celtic artwork and considered one of Ireland’s greatest cultural treasures.

A. Vita Columbae by Adomnán of Iona
Vita Columbae by Adomnán of Iona is a late 7th-century Latin hagiographical work that recounts the life, miracles, and spiritual legacy of the Irish missionary and monastic founder Saint Columba.
B. Chronicle of the Kings of Alba
The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba is a medieval Scottish historical text that records the reigns of early Scottish kings and is a key source for the history of the kingdom of Alba.
C. The Picts and the Martyrs
The Picts and the Martyrs is a children's adventure novel by Arthur Ransome in the Swallows and Amazons series, following the holiday exploits and secret hideouts of two sets of children in the English Lake District.
D. Confessio of Saint Patrick
The Confessio of Saint Patrick is a brief autobiographical work in which Saint Patrick recounts his life, missionary calling, and spiritual reflections, offering the primary firsthand account of Ireland’s patron saint.
E. Voyage of Saint Brendan
Voyage of Saint Brendan is a medieval Christian legend recounting the fantastical sea journey of the Irish monk Brendan the Navigator in search of the Blessed Isles.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gospel book ⓘ illuminated manuscript ⓘ medieval manuscript ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Book of Kells ⓘ
approximateYearOfCreation	c. 800 ⓘ
artStyle	Celtic art ⓘ Insular art ⓘ
associatedWith	Iona Abbey ⓘ Kells Priory ⓘ Saint Columba ⓘ
cityOfCurrentLocation	Dublin ⓘ
contains	canon tables ⓘ carpet pages ⓘ decorated initials ⓘ full-page miniatures ⓘ
containsTextOf	Gospel of John ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
countryOfCurrentLocation	Ireland ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Ireland ⓘ
culturalSignificance	one of Ireland’s greatest cultural treasures ⓘ
currentLocation	Trinity College Library Dublin ⓘ linked to: Trinity College Dublin Library
dateOfCreation	early 9th century ⓘ late 8th century ⓘ
decorativeFeatures	complex geometric ornament ⓘ interlace patterns ⓘ zoomorphic motifs ⓘ
influenced	study of Insular manuscript art ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
material	vellum ⓘ
notableFor	complex iconography ⓘ highly elaborate initials ⓘ intricate illumination ⓘ use of vivid colors ⓘ
numberOfFolioLeaves	340 ⓘ
ownedBy	Trinity College Dublin ⓘ
preservationStatus	well preserved with some missing pages ⓘ
producedBy	Celtic monks ⓘ
regionOfOrigin	Insular world ⓘ
religiousGenre	Gospel manuscript ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
religiousUse	liturgical and ceremonial reading of the Gospels ⓘ
script	Insular majuscule ⓘ linked to: Insular script
subjectMatter	Four Gospels of the New Testament ⓘ linked to: Gospels
titleInLatin	Codex Cenannensis ⓘ
UNESCORecognition	Memory of the World Register (national listings and proposals) ⓘ linked to: Memory of the World national registers
writingSystem	Latin alphabet ⓘ