facsimile

copy or reproduction of an old book, manuscript, map, art print, or other item of historical value
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facsimile

Summary

facsimile ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (432 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • facsimile is a type of artwork copy[2].
  • facsimile is a type of work[3].
  • facsimile is a type of two-dimensional visual artwork[4].
  • facsimile's Commons category is recorded as Facsimiles[5].
  • facsimile's said to be the same as is recorded as digital representation[6].
  • facsimile's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[7].
  • facsimile's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8].
  • facsimile's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • facsimile's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[10].
  • facsimile's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • facsimile's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • facsimile's main Wikidata property is recorded as P996[13].
  • facsimile's different from is recorded as Faksimile[14].
  • facsimile's different from is recorded as urtext edition[15].
  • facsimile's fabrication method is recorded as Q134308384[16].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include artwork copy[2], work[3], and two-dimensional visual artwork[4].

Why It Matters

facsimile ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (432 views/month).[1] facsimile has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] facsimile is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_facsimile_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{facsimile}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/facsimile}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as digital representation
    Subclass of artwork copy, work, two-dimensional visual artwork
    Main wikidata property P996
    Subclass of
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 14716, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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