Codex Atlanticus
E122939
The Codex Atlanticus is a vast collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks, sketches, and writings covering subjects from art and anatomy to engineering and scientific inventions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Codex Atlanticus canonical | 5 |
| Codex Arundel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1033261 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Codex Atlanticus Context triple: [Leonardo da Vinci, wrote, Codex Atlanticus]
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A.
Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
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B.
Codex Vaticanus
Codex Vaticanus is a 4th-century Greek biblical manuscript held in the Vatican Library and regarded as one of the oldest and most important witnesses to the text of the Bible.
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C.
Nowell Codex
The Nowell Codex is the late 10th–early 11th century Old English manuscript best known for preserving the only surviving copy of the epic poem Beowulf, along with several other important prose and poetic texts.
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D.
Codex Alexandrinus
Codex Alexandrinus is a 5th-century Greek manuscript of the Bible, notable as one of the oldest and most complete surviving copies of both the Old and New Testaments.
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E.
Vercelli Book
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.
- 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 Atlanticus Target entity description: The Codex Atlanticus is a vast collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks, sketches, and writings covering subjects from art and anatomy to engineering and scientific inventions.
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A.
Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
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B.
Codex Vaticanus
Codex Vaticanus is a 4th-century Greek biblical manuscript held in the Vatican Library and regarded as one of the oldest and most important witnesses to the text of the Bible.
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C.
Nowell Codex
The Nowell Codex is the late 10th–early 11th century Old English manuscript best known for preserving the only surviving copy of the epic poem Beowulf, along with several other important prose and poetic texts.
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D.
Codex Alexandrinus
Codex Alexandrinus is a 5th-century Greek manuscript of the Bible, notable as one of the oldest and most complete surviving copies of both the Old and New Testaments.
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E.
Vercelli Book
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Leonardo da Vinci manuscript
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manuscript collection ⓘ notebook ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan
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surface form:
Biblioteca Ambrosiana
Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ |
| city | Milan ⓘ |
| compilationDate | late 16th century ⓘ |
| compiledBy | Pompeo Leoni ⓘ |
| contains |
anatomical notes
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architectural plans ⓘ drawings ⓘ engineering designs ⓘ hydraulic engineering projects ⓘ maps ⓘ mathematical studies ⓘ mechanical inventions ⓘ military engineering projects ⓘ scientific notes ⓘ sketches ⓘ studies of flight ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan ⓘ |
| dateRange | circa 1478–1519 ⓘ |
| folioFormat | large format ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual folios by Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ |
| hasWritingDirection | mirror writing in many pages ⓘ |
| language |
Italian
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Latin ⓘ |
| material | paper ⓘ |
| namedAfter | atlas format ⓘ |
| notableFor |
breadth of Leonardo da Vinci’s interests
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documentation of Renaissance science and technology ⓘ |
| numberOfPages | 1119 ⓘ |
| period |
Renaissance
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surface form:
Italian Renaissance
|
| preservationStatus | conserved and restored in modern times ⓘ |
| subject |
anatomy
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architecture ⓘ art ⓘ cartography ⓘ engineering ⓘ geometry ⓘ hydraulics ⓘ mechanics ⓘ military technology ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Atlantic Codex ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Codex Atlanticus Description of subject: The Codex Atlanticus is a vast collection of Leonardo da Vinci’s notebooks, sketches, and writings covering subjects from art and anatomy to engineering and scientific inventions.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Codex Arundel
subject surface form:
Biblioteca Ambrosiana