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Book of Kells

8th-century illuminated manuscript Gospel book, held in Trinity College, Dublin
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Book of Kells
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Book of Kells

Summary

Book of Kells is a codex[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of codex entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,157 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Book of Kells authored Ancient Celts[3].
  • Book of Kells is in the country of Ireland[4].
  • Book of Kells's image is recorded as KellsFol292rIncipJohn.jpg[5].
  • Book of Kells's instance of is recorded as codex[6].
  • Book of Kells's instance of is recorded as illuminated manuscript[7].
  • Book of Kells's genre is recorded as religious literature[8].
  • Abbey of Kells is named after Book of Kells[9].
  • Book of Kells's made from material is recorded as vellum[10].
  • Book of Kells's collection is recorded as Library of Trinity College Dublin[11].
  • Book of Kells's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 185093839[12].
  • Book of Kells's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2334159820906414000002[13].
  • Book of Kells's inventory number is recorded as Ms. A. I. 6,58[14].
  • Book of Kells's GND ID is recorded as 4146279-8[15].
  • Book of Kells's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83009468[16].
  • Book of Kells's location is recorded as Trinity College, Dublin[17].
  • Book of Kells's DOI is recorded as 10.48495/HM50TR726[18].
  • Book of Kells's Commons category is recorded as Book of Kells[19].
  • Book of Kells's language of work or name is recorded as Latin[20].
  • +0800-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Book of Kells[21].
  • +0800-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Book of Kells[22].
  • Book of Kells's publication date is recorded as +0777-00-00T00:00:00Z[23].
  • Book of Kells's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/014p_v[24].
  • Book of Kells's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as unn2006374795[25].
  • Book of Kells's official website is recorded as https://www.bookofkells.ie[26].
  • Book of Kells's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Book of Kells[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Book of Kells authored Ancient Celts[3].

Why It Matters

Book of Kells ranks in the top 2% of codex entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,157 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . unesco.org. unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . unesco.org. unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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