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Chigi codex

Flemish music manuscript of about 1498–1503, Vatican Library
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Summary

Chigi codex is an illuminated manuscript[1]. It draws 111 Wikipedia views per month (illuminated manuscript category, ranking #55 of 197).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: codex[3]
  • Collection: Vatican Library[4]
  • Inventory number: Chigiana, C. VIII. 234[5]
  • Location: Vatican Library[6]
  • Inception: 1500[7]
  • Type of musical notation: black mensural notation[8]

Why It Matters

Chigi codex has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Zserghei · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'cs', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'nl', 'pt']
    Wikidata description → Flemish music manuscript of about 1498–1503, Vatican Library
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ru, da, uk, ro, en */ Add labels translating the en and it names, with ro:Johannes Ockeghem's English name as a Romanian alias, and descriptions after en:Chig"
  2. 11w ago · Regisrob · 2026-07-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Flemish music manuscript of about 1498–1503, Vatican Library
    Biblissima authority id → Mohammed Haydar Zammar
    Instance of → illuminated manuscript, codex
    Collection → Vatican Library
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||en, it, fr */ import biblissima id (aligned bav shelfmarks) ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/d850cba06e1|details]])"
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