Cotton Caligula A.ix
E83737
Cotton Caligula A.ix is a medieval manuscript in the British Library that preserves one of the principal surviving copies of the Middle English poem "The Owl and the Nightingale."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cotton Caligula A.ix canonical | 2 |
| Cotton Caligula series | 1 |
| Cotton MS Caligula A.ix | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T673977 — 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: Cotton Caligula A.ix Context triple: [The Owl and the Nightingale, survivingManuscript, Cotton Caligula A.ix]
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A.
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, natural fiber harvested from the seed pods of cotton plants and widely used in textiles and clothing.
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B.
Macleaya
Macleaya is a small genus of tall, herbaceous flowering plants known as plume poppies, cultivated for their ornamental foliage and feathery flower plumes.
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C.
Canna
Canna is a small, historically rich island in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, known for its wildlife, archaeological sites, and ownership by the National Trust for Scotland.
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D.
Calamis
Calamis was an ancient Greek sculptor renowned for his elegant and refined bronze works in the early Classical period.
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E.
Aloysia
Aloysia is a feminine given name, historically used in European contexts and closely related to the name Louise.
- 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: Cotton Caligula A.ix Target entity description: Cotton Caligula A.ix is a medieval manuscript in the British Library that preserves one of the principal surviving copies of the Middle English poem "The Owl and the Nightingale."
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A.
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, natural fiber harvested from the seed pods of cotton plants and widely used in textiles and clothing.
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B.
Macleaya
Macleaya is a small genus of tall, herbaceous flowering plants known as plume poppies, cultivated for their ornamental foliage and feathery flower plumes.
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C.
Canna
Canna is a small, historically rich island in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, known for its wildlife, archaeological sites, and ownership by the National Trust for Scotland.
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D.
Calamis
Calamis was an ancient Greek sculptor renowned for his elegant and refined bronze works in the early Classical period.
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E.
Aloysia
Aloysia is a feminine given name, historically used in European contexts and closely related to the name Louise.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle English manuscript
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medieval manuscript ⓘ poetry manuscript ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor |
Nicholas of Guildford
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surface form:
Nicholas of Guildford (attributed)
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| cataloguedAs |
Cotton Caligula A.ix
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Cotton MS Caligula A.ix
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| collection | Cotton Library ⓘ |
| containsWork | The Owl and the Nightingale ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| date | 13th century ⓘ |
| genreOfText | debate poem ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
major witness to early Middle English verse
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principal textual source for The Owl and the Nightingale ⓘ |
| language | Middle English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | British Library ⓘ |
| material | parchment ⓘ |
| partOf | Sir Robert Cotton’s manuscript collection ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | incomplete (damaged in Cotton fire) ⓘ |
| preserves | one of the principal surviving copies of The Owl and the Nightingale ⓘ |
| repository |
British Library
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surface form:
British Library, London
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| script | Gothic script ⓘ |
| scriptType | Anglicana-influenced Gothic hand ⓘ |
| shelfmark | Caligula A.ix ⓘ |
| subject |
The Owl and the Nightingale
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surface form:
The Owl and the Nightingale debate
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| writingLanguageOfWork | early Middle English ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cotton Caligula A.ix Description of subject: Cotton Caligula A.ix is a medieval manuscript in the British Library that preserves one of the principal surviving copies of the Middle English poem "The Owl and the Nightingale."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cotton MS Caligula A.ix
this entity surface form:
Cotton Caligula series