Vercelli Book
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vercelli Book canonical | 7 |
| The Vercelli Book homilies | 1 |
| Vercelli Book, a major Old English manuscript | 1 |
| the Vercelli Book (as part of the poem’s transmission) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old English manuscript
ⓘ
medieval manuscript ⓘ poetry manuscript ⓘ prose manuscript ⓘ religious manuscript ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Codex Vercellensis ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 135 leaves ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglo-Saxon monastic communities
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Saxon Christianity
Anglo-Saxon monastic culture ⓘ |
| catalogCode | Codex CXVII ⓘ |
| century | 10th century ⓘ |
| contains |
Andreas
ⓘ
Elene ⓘ Homiletic Fragment I ⓘ Homiletic Fragment I ⓘ
surface form:
Homiletic Fragment II
Homily on the Ascension ⓘ Homily on the Day of Judgment ⓘ Homily on the Nativity ⓘ Soul and Body I ⓘ The Dream of the Rood ⓘ The Fates of the Apostles ⓘ four signed poems by Cynewulf ⓘ homilies ⓘ religious poetry ⓘ religious prose ⓘ saints' lives ⓘ visions ⓘ |
| containsWorkBy | Cynewulf ⓘ |
| countryOfCurrentLocation | Italy ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Vercelli
ⓘ
surface form:
Vercelli, Italy
|
| date | late 10th century ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Friedrich Blume ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1822 ⓘ |
| folioCount | 135 folios ⓘ |
| genre |
hagiography
ⓘ
homiletic literature ⓘ religious poetry ⓘ |
| housedAt |
Cathedral Library, Vercelli
ⓘ
surface form:
Biblioteca Capitolare of Vercelli
|
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| material | parchment ⓘ |
| origin | Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Beowulf Manuscript (Nowell Codex)
ⓘ
surface form:
Beowulf Manuscript
Exeter Book ⓘ Junius Manuscript ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| script | Insular minuscule ⓘ |
| significance |
major source for Old English religious literature
ⓘ
one of the four major Old English poetic codices ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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Subject: Vercelli Book Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Rood
this entity surface form:
the Vercelli Book (as part of the poem’s transmission)
this entity surface form:
The Vercelli Book homilies
this entity surface form:
Vercelli Book, a major Old English manuscript