Codex Amiatinus
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Codex Amiatinus is an early 8th-century complete Latin Bible manuscript, renowned as the oldest surviving Vulgate Bible and a masterpiece of Insular monastic scholarship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Codex Amiatinus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Codex Amiatinus Context triple: [Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey, produced, Codex Amiatinus]
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Codex Marianus
Codex Marianus is an early Old Church Slavonic Gospel manuscript, written in the Glagolitic script and considered one of the most important monuments of Slavic medieval literature.
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Codex Vercellensis
Codex Vercellensis is an early medieval manuscript best known for preserving a collection of Old English religious poetry, including "The Dream of the Rood," within the Vercelli Book.
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C.
Codex Gregorianus
The Codex Gregorianus is an early 4th-century private compilation of Roman imperial constitutions that became a foundational source for later official law codes.
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D.
Codex Ambrosianus
Codex Ambrosianus is a significant manuscript preserving portions of the Bible translated into the Gothic language, providing key evidence for the study of the Gothic script and early Germanic linguistics.
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E.
Codex Basilensis
Codex Basilensis is a significant Greek New Testament manuscript known for its representative Byzantine text-type and its importance in biblical textual criticism.
- 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: Codex Amiatinus Target entity description: Codex Amiatinus is an early 8th-century complete Latin Bible manuscript, renowned as the oldest surviving Vulgate Bible and a masterpiece of Insular monastic scholarship.
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A.
Codex Marianus
Codex Marianus is an early Old Church Slavonic Gospel manuscript, written in the Glagolitic script and considered one of the most important monuments of Slavic medieval literature.
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B.
Codex Vercellensis
Codex Vercellensis is an early medieval manuscript best known for preserving a collection of Old English religious poetry, including "The Dream of the Rood," within the Vercelli Book.
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C.
Codex Gregorianus
The Codex Gregorianus is an early 4th-century private compilation of Roman imperial constitutions that became a foundational source for later official law codes.
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D.
Codex Ambrosianus
Codex Ambrosianus is a significant manuscript preserving portions of the Bible translated into the Gothic language, providing key evidence for the study of the Gothic script and early Germanic linguistics.
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E.
Codex Basilensis
Codex Basilensis is a significant Greek New Testament manuscript known for its representative Byzantine text-type and its importance in biblical textual criticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Insular manuscript
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Latin Bible ⓘ Vulgate Bible ⓘ biblical manuscript ⓘ illuminated manuscript ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 700–716 ⓘ |
| artStyle | classical-influenced Insular style ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Bede
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linked to:
Venerable Bede
Ceolfrith ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Benedictine monasticism
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Insular art ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Ceolfrith ⓘ |
| contains |
New Testament
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Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
Prologues of Jerome ⓘ prefatory material and canon tables ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Northumbria ⓘ |
| culture | Insular ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | early 8th century ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical text
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religious text ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Apocalypse (Book of Revelation)
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linked to:
Book of Revelation
Gospels ⓘ Pauline epistles ⓘ
linked to:
Pauline Epistles
full text of the Psalms ⓘ |
| influenced | later Vulgate textual tradition ⓘ |
| isVersionOf |
Latin Vulgate Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Vulgate
Vulgate ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Florence ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| material | vellum ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the oldest surviving complete Latin Vulgate Bible
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completeness of the biblical text ⓘ high quality Insular monastic scholarship ⓘ large format and fine script ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
Monkwearmouth–Jarrow Abbey
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Northumbria ⓘ |
| pages | over 1000 folios ⓘ |
| productionMethod | handwritten ⓘ |
| regionOfSignificance | Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination |
Latin Church
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linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
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| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| script | uncial script ⓘ |
| shelfmark |
Florence, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Amiatino 1
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linked to:
Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana
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| usedAs | critical witness for the Vulgate text ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 34 kilograms ⓘ |
| writingMedium | ink on parchment ⓘ |
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Subject: Codex Amiatinus Description of subject: Codex Amiatinus is an early 8th-century complete Latin Bible manuscript, renowned as the oldest surviving Vulgate Bible and a masterpiece of Insular monastic scholarship.
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