Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis
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Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis is the Vatican’s official polyglot printing press, historically responsible for publishing many key ecclesiastical and doctrinal texts of the Holy See.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2219763 — 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: Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis Context triple: [Enchiridion Indulgentiarum, publishedBy, Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis]
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A.
Thesaurus linguae latinae
Thesaurus linguae latinae is a landmark Latin dictionary and lexicographical work compiled by the 16th-century French scholar and printer Robert Estienne.
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B.
Vulgate
The Vulgate is the late-4th-century Latin version of the Bible, traditionally attributed to St. Jerome, that became the Catholic Church’s standard biblical text for many centuries.
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C.
Vocabolario degli Accademici della Crusca
Vocabolario degli Accademici della Crusca is a historic and authoritative Italian dictionary compiled by the Accademia della Crusca, foundational for the codification and study of the Italian language.
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D.
Roman Breviary
The Roman Breviary is the traditional liturgical book of the Catholic Church that organizes the daily cycle of prayers, psalms, readings, and hymns known as the Divine Office.
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E.
Codex Basilensis
Codex Basilensis is a significant Greek New Testament manuscript known for its representative Byzantine text-type and its importance in biblical textual criticism.
- 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: Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis Target entity description: Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis is the Vatican’s official polyglot printing press, historically responsible for publishing many key ecclesiastical and doctrinal texts of the Holy See.
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A.
Thesaurus linguae latinae
Thesaurus linguae latinae is a landmark Latin dictionary and lexicographical work compiled by the 16th-century French scholar and printer Robert Estienne.
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B.
Vulgate
The Vulgate is the late-4th-century Latin version of the Bible, traditionally attributed to St. Jerome, that became the Catholic Church’s standard biblical text for many centuries.
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C.
Vocabolario degli Accademici della Crusca
Vocabolario degli Accademici della Crusca is a historic and authoritative Italian dictionary compiled by the Accademia della Crusca, foundational for the codification and study of the Italian language.
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D.
Roman Breviary
The Roman Breviary is the traditional liturgical book of the Catholic Church that organizes the daily cycle of prayers, psalms, readings, and hymns known as the Divine Office.
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E.
Codex Basilensis
Codex Basilensis is a significant Greek New Testament manuscript known for its representative Byzantine text-type and its importance in biblical textual criticism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
institution of the Holy See
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printing press ⓘ publishing house ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith |
Catholic Church worldwide
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
Roman Curia ⓘ
surface form:
Vatican Curia
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| associatedWith |
Vatican publishing activities
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official communications of the Holy See ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Holy See ⓘ |
| country | Vatican City ⓘ |
| hasClient |
Pope
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Roman Curia ⓘ dicasteries of the Holy See ⓘ
surface form:
Vatican dicasteries
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| hasRole | official polyglot printing press of the Vatican ⓘ |
| historicalRole | central printer for Holy See documents ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Holy See ⓘ |
| languageCapability |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ Spanish ⓘ multiple languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Vatican City ⓘ |
| notableFor |
polyglot printing
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publication of doctrinal texts ⓘ publication of key ecclesiastical documents ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Holy See ⓘ |
| primaryFocus |
Catholic Church documents
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official Vatican texts ⓘ |
| printingType |
book printing
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document printing ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| responsibleFor |
printing canon law texts
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printing conciliar documents ⓘ printing liturgical books ⓘ printing papal documents ⓘ publishing doctrinal texts ⓘ publishing ecclesiastical texts ⓘ publishing official documents of the Holy See ⓘ |
| scope |
international Catholic audience
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multilingual publication ⓘ |
| sector |
ecclesiastical printing
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religious publishing ⓘ |
| status | official Vatican institution ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dissemination of magisterial teaching
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dissemination of official Church doctrine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis Description of subject: Typis Polyglottis Vaticanis is the Vatican’s official polyglot printing press, historically responsible for publishing many key ecclesiastical and doctrinal texts of the Holy See.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Enchiridion Indulgentiarum