Book of Deer
E517875
The Book of Deer is a 10th–12th century illuminated Gospel book from northeast Scotland, notable for containing the earliest known surviving Gaelic writing from Scotland in its marginal notes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Deer canonical | 1 |
| The Gaelic Notes in the Book of Deer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5405241 — 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: Book of Deer Context triple: [Saint Drostan, associatedWith, Book of Deer]
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A.
Book of Kells
The Book of Kells is an illuminated medieval Gospel manuscript famed for its intricate Celtic artwork and regarded as one of Ireland’s greatest cultural treasures.
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B.
Lindisfarne Gospels
The Lindisfarne Gospels is an illuminated manuscript of the four Christian Gospels, renowned as a masterpiece of early medieval Insular art produced in Northumbria around the early 8th century.
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C.
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.
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D.
Eadwine Psalter
The Eadwine Psalter is a richly illuminated 12th-century English psalter renowned for its intricate artwork and multiple Latin and vernacular translations of the Psalms.
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E.
Bishops’ Book
The Bishops’ Book, formally titled "The Institution of a Christian Man" (1537), was an English Reformation doctrinal manual produced by Henry VIII’s bishops to define official teaching on faith, sacraments, and church authority.
- 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: Book of Deer Target entity description: The Book of Deer is a 10th–12th century illuminated Gospel book from northeast Scotland, notable for containing the earliest known surviving Gaelic writing from Scotland in its marginal notes.
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A.
Book of Kells
The Book of Kells is an illuminated medieval Gospel manuscript famed for its intricate Celtic artwork and regarded as one of Ireland’s greatest cultural treasures.
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B.
Lindisfarne Gospels
The Lindisfarne Gospels is an illuminated manuscript of the four Christian Gospels, renowned as a masterpiece of early medieval Insular art produced in Northumbria around the early 8th century.
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C.
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.
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D.
Eadwine Psalter
The Eadwine Psalter is a richly illuminated 12th-century English psalter renowned for its intricate artwork and multiple Latin and vernacular translations of the Psalms.
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E.
Bishops’ Book
The Bishops’ Book, formally titled "The Institution of a Christian Man" (1537), was an English Reformation doctrinal manual produced by Henry VIII’s bishops to define official teaching on faith, sacraments, and church authority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gospel book
ⓘ
illuminated manuscript ⓘ medieval manuscript ⓘ |
| associatedLanguageVariety |
Middle Irish
NERFINISHED
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early Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aberdeenshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deer Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyNote |
Gaelic notes added in the 12th century
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text probably written in the 10th century ⓘ |
| contains |
Gaelic marginal notes
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Gospel of John NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Luke NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ illuminations ⓘ marginalia ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| culture |
Insular Celtic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Cambridge University Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateCreated |
10th century
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11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ |
| genre | Gospel book ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
framed miniatures
ⓘ
zoomorphic initials ⓘ |
| hasPart |
land grants in Gaelic
ⓘ
legal memoranda in Gaelic ⓘ records of monastic privileges ⓘ text of the Gospels ⓘ |
| language |
Gaelic
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| material | parchment ⓘ |
| notableFor |
earliest known surviving Gaelic writing from Scotland
ⓘ
earliest surviving Scottish Gaelic prose ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | northeast Scotland ⓘ |
| productionType | insular manuscript ⓘ |
| region | British Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| script | Insular minuscule ⓘ |
| scriptoriumRegion | northeast Scotland ⓘ |
| shelfmark | MS Ii.6.32 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
key source for early Scottish Gaelic language
ⓘ
key source for early medieval Scottish history ⓘ |
| subject | New Testament Gospels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Book of Deer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | religious manuscript ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Gaelic script
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Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Book of Deer Description of subject: The Book of Deer is a 10th–12th century illuminated Gospel book from northeast Scotland, notable for containing the earliest known surviving Gaelic writing from Scotland in its marginal notes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Gaelic Notes in the Book of Deer