De animalibus
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De animalibus is a comprehensive 13th-century zoological treatise by Albert the Great that systematically compiles and expands upon Aristotelian and medieval knowledge about animals.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| De animalibus canonical | 2 |
| Περὶ ζῴων μορίων | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2141087 — 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: De animalibus Context triple: [Albert the Great, notableWork, De animalibus]
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A.
Le Règne Animal
Le Règne Animal is a foundational 19th-century zoological work by Georges Cuvier that systematically classifies the animal kingdom and helped establish modern comparative anatomy.
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B.
History of Animals
History of Animals is an influential zoological treatise by Aristotle that systematically examines the anatomy, behavior, and classification of animals in one of the earliest scientific studies of living creatures.
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C.
De vita libri tres
De vita libri tres is a 15th-century philosophical and medical treatise by Marsilio Ficino that explores the care of the scholar’s body and soul through astrology, humoral theory, and Neoplatonic thought.
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D.
Handbuch der Naturgeschichte
Handbuch der Naturgeschichte is an influential 18th-century natural history textbook by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach that helped shape early modern zoology and anthropology.
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E.
Praise of the Creatures
Praise of the Creatures is a religious poem traditionally attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi that celebrates God through the beauty and harmony of creation.
- 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: De animalibus Target entity description: De animalibus is a comprehensive 13th-century zoological treatise by Albert the Great that systematically compiles and expands upon Aristotelian and medieval knowledge about animals.
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A.
Le Règne Animal
Le Règne Animal is a foundational 19th-century zoological work by Georges Cuvier that systematically classifies the animal kingdom and helped establish modern comparative anatomy.
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B.
History of Animals
History of Animals is an influential zoological treatise by Aristotle that systematically examines the anatomy, behavior, and classification of animals in one of the earliest scientific studies of living creatures.
-
C.
De vita libri tres
De vita libri tres is a 15th-century philosophical and medical treatise by Marsilio Ficino that explores the care of the scholar’s body and soul through astrology, humoral theory, and Neoplatonic thought.
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D.
Handbuch der Naturgeschichte
Handbuch der Naturgeschichte is an influential 18th-century natural history textbook by Johann Friedrich Blumenbach that helped shape early modern zoology and anthropology.
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E.
Praise of the Creatures
Praise of the Creatures is a religious poem traditionally attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi that celebrates God through the beauty and harmony of creation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
medieval Latin work
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scholastic work ⓘ zoological treatise ⓘ |
| aim |
to reconcile Aristotelian zoology with Christian doctrine
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to systematize knowledge about animals ⓘ |
| associatedWith | University of Paris intellectual milieu ⓘ |
| author |
Albert the Great
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Albert the Great ⓘ
surface form:
Albertus Magnus
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| basedOn |
Aristotle’s De generatione animalium
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Aristotle’s De partibus animalium ⓘ History of Animals ⓘ
surface form:
Aristotle’s Historia animalium
Corpus Aristotelicum ⓘ
surface form:
works of Aristotle
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| circulation | manuscript tradition in the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| contains |
Albertus Magnus’s own observations on animals
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commentary on Aristotle’s zoological writings ⓘ discussions of animal anatomy ⓘ discussions of animal behavior ⓘ discussions of animal physiology ⓘ discussions of animal reproduction ⓘ medieval encyclopedic material on animals ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 13th century ⓘ |
| genre |
encyclopedic work
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scholastic commentary ⓘ |
| hasPart |
sections on birds
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sections on fish ⓘ sections on insects ⓘ sections on quadrupeds ⓘ sections on reptiles ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance zoology
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late medieval natural philosophy ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| laterPublishedAs | printed editions in the early modern period ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
animals
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zoology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive treatment of both real and legendary animals
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integration of empirical observation with textual authority ⓘ systematic compilation of Aristotelian and medieval knowledge about animals ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 26 ⓘ |
| partOf | Albertus Magnus’s scientific corpus ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Aristotelianism ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian scholasticism ⓘ |
| scholarlyImportance | major source for medieval zoological knowledge ⓘ |
| structure | divided into 26 books ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | natural world as understood in the 13th century ⓘ |
| usedIn | medieval university teaching ⓘ |
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Subject: De animalibus Description of subject: De animalibus is a comprehensive 13th-century zoological treatise by Albert the Great that systematically compiles and expands upon Aristotelian and medieval knowledge about animals.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Περὶ ζῴων μορίων