Baskerville Bible
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The Baskerville Bible is an 18th-century edition of the Bible renowned for its exquisite typography and printing, showcasing John Baskerville’s influential type design and craftsmanship.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baskerville Bible canonical | 3 |
| Baskerville folio Bible (1763) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1138072 — 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: Baskerville Bible Context triple: [John Baskerville, hasSignatureWork, Baskerville Bible]
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A.
Gothic Bible
The Gothic Bible is a 4th-century translation of the Bible into the Gothic language, traditionally attributed to the Arian bishop Ulfilas and known as the earliest substantial text in any Germanic language.
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B.
Bay Psalm Book
The Bay Psalm Book is the first book printed in British North America, a 1640 metrical English translation of the biblical Psalms used by early New England Puritans for congregational singing.
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C.
The Bodley Head
The Bodley Head is a historic British publishing house known for producing influential literary works and championing innovative and sometimes controversial authors.
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D.
The Monk
The Monk is a seminal 1796 Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, renowned for its dark themes of corruption, lust, and the supernatural within a Spanish monastic setting.
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E.
Eight Bells
Eight Bells is a renowned 1886 maritime painting by American artist Winslow Homer, celebrated for its dramatic depiction of sailors taking a celestial reading at sea.
- 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: Baskerville Bible Target entity description: The Baskerville Bible is an 18th-century edition of the Bible renowned for its exquisite typography and printing, showcasing John Baskerville’s influential type design and craftsmanship.
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A.
Gothic Bible
The Gothic Bible is a 4th-century translation of the Bible into the Gothic language, traditionally attributed to the Arian bishop Ulfilas and known as the earliest substantial text in any Germanic language.
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B.
Bay Psalm Book
The Bay Psalm Book is the first book printed in British North America, a 1640 metrical English translation of the biblical Psalms used by early New England Puritans for congregational singing.
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C.
The Bodley Head
The Bodley Head is a historic British publishing house known for producing influential literary works and championing innovative and sometimes controversial authors.
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D.
The Monk
The Monk is a seminal 1796 Gothic novel by Matthew Gregory Lewis, renowned for its dark themes of corruption, lust, and the supernatural within a Spanish monastic setting.
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E.
Eight Bells
Eight Bells is a renowned 1886 maritime painting by American artist Winslow Homer, celebrated for its dramatic depiction of sailors taking a celestial reading at sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bible edition
ⓘ
printed book ⓘ typographic landmark ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English typography
ⓘ
book design ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 18th century ⓘ |
| containsWork |
New Testament
ⓘ
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| countryOfPublication | Great Britain ⓘ |
| genre |
Bible
ⓘ
religious text ⓘ |
| hasContributor | compositors in John Baskerville’s printing house ⓘ |
| hasCreator | John Baskerville ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
important example of 18th-century fine printing
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milestone in English Bible printing ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
carefully proportioned margins
ⓘ
clear, readable text layout ⓘ fine presswork ⓘ high contrast type ⓘ |
| hasPrinter | John Baskerville ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian Bible
|
| hasTitle | Baskerville Bible self-link ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Age of Enlightenment ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern book design
ⓘ
subsequent Bible typography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| material |
ink
ⓘ
paper ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exquisite typography
ⓘ
high-quality printing ⓘ refined type design ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Birmingham ⓘ |
| printingTechnique | letterpress printing ⓘ |
| publisher | John Baskerville ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| script | Latin script ⓘ |
| usesTypeface | Baskerville typeface ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baskerville Bible Description of subject: The Baskerville Bible is an 18th-century edition of the Bible renowned for its exquisite typography and printing, showcasing John Baskerville’s influential type design and craftsmanship.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Baskerville folio Bible (1763)