Old English manuscript
C17549
concept
An Old English manuscript is a handwritten document from early medieval England, typically on parchment, preserving texts in the Old English language along with their contemporary script, ornamentation, and material features.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old English manuscript canonical | 8 |
| Anglo-Saxon manuscript | 2 |
| Anglo-Saxon literary codex | 1 |
| Old English glossary | 1 |
| Old English translation | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Old English manuscript
Generated description
An Old English manuscript is a handwritten document from early medieval England, typically on parchment, preserving texts in the Old English language along with their contemporary script, ornamentation, and material features.
Instances (12)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Nowell Codex | — |
| Cotton Vitellius A XV | — |
| Vercelli Book | — |
| Cotton MS Vitellius A XV | — |
| Ælfric’s Glossary | Old English glossary |
| Old English Hexateuch | Old English translation |
| Benedictional of St Æthelwold | Anglo-Saxon manuscript |
| Codex Exoniensis | — |
| Junius Manuscript | Anglo-Saxon manuscript |
| MS 3501 | — |
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Beowulf Manuscript (Nowell Codex)
surface form:
Beowulf Manuscript
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| Codex CXVII | — |