Book VII
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Book VII is one of the ten books of Vitruvius’ ancient Roman architectural treatise De architectura, contributing to its comprehensive exposition of architectural theory and practice.
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| Book VII canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8229464 — 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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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Book VII Context triple: [De architectura, hasPart, Book VII]
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Book VII
Book VII is the concluding section of John Gower’s Latin poem *Vox Clamantis*, often noted for its moral and political reflections on English society.
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Book VII
Book VII is the concluding section of Lactantius’s early Christian apologetic work *Divine Institutes*, focusing on themes such as true worship, divine justice, and the fulfillment of God’s plan.
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Book VII
Book VII is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s monumental Christian philosophical work "The City of God," in which he continues his critique of pagan religion and theology.
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Book VII
Book VII is a section of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics that focuses on akrasia (weakness of will), self-control, and pleasure in moral life.
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Book VII
Book VII of Plato's Republic is the section best known for the Allegory of the Cave, where Plato explores the nature of education, reality, and the philosopher’s ascent to knowledge.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book VII Target entity description: Book VII is one of the ten books of Vitruvius’ ancient Roman architectural treatise De architectura, contributing to its comprehensive exposition of architectural theory and practice.
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Book VII
Book VII is a section of Leonardo Bruni’s historical work "History of the Florentine People," continuing his humanist narrative of Florence’s political and civic development.
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B.
Book VII
Book VII is a section of Augustine of Hippo’s monumental Christian philosophical work "The City of God," in which he continues his critique of pagan religion and theology.
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C.
Book VII
Book VII is a section of Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics that focuses on akrasia (weakness of will), self-control, and pleasure in moral life.
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D.
Book VII
Book VII is the concluding section of John Gower’s Latin poem *Vox Clamantis*, often noted for its moral and political reflections on English society.
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E.
Book VII
Book VII is the concluding section of Lactantius’s early Christian apologetic work *Divine Institutes*, focusing on themes such as true worship, divine justice, and the fulfillment of God’s plan.
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Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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part of treatise ⓘ |
| author | Vitruvius ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Ancient Rome
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linked to:
Roman Antiquity
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| describes |
artificial pigments
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care of fresco surfaces ⓘ dyes ⓘ exterior decoration ⓘ finishing of buildings ⓘ interior decoration ⓘ mosaic techniques ⓘ natural pigments ⓘ pigments ⓘ plastering techniques ⓘ polychrome wall painting ⓘ preparation of lime ⓘ preparation of sand for mortar ⓘ stucco work ⓘ use of marble dust in plaster ⓘ vault decoration ⓘ wall coatings ⓘ |
| field |
architectural theory
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architecture ⓘ building technology ⓘ |
| genre | architectural treatise ⓘ |
| hasWorkTitle | Liber Septimus ⓘ |
| historicalSourceFor |
ancient Roman building materials
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ancient Roman interior decoration ⓘ ancient Roman painting techniques ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance architectural theory
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early modern architectural practice ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| numberOfBooksInWork | 10 ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
De architectura libri decem
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linked to:
De architectura
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| partOf |
De architectura
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Vitruvian corpus ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 7 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly commentary on Vitruvian finishes and decoration ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
| topic |
aesthetics of architectural surfaces
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durability of finishes ⓘ materials for ornamentation ⓘ |
| workInSeries |
De architectura Book I–Book X
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linked to:
De architectura
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Subject: Book VII Description of subject: Book VII is one of the ten books of Vitruvius’ ancient Roman architectural treatise De architectura, contributing to its comprehensive exposition of architectural theory and practice.
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