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Speculum Maius

13th c. encyclopedia by Vincent de Beauvais
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Speculum Maius

Summary

Speculum Maius is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (595 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Speculum Maius authored Vincent of Beauvais[3].
  • Speculum Maius's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • Speculum Maius's genre is encyclopedia[5].
  • Speculum Maius's language of work or name is recorded as Latin[6].
  • Speculum Maius comprises Speculum Doctrinale[7].
  • Speculum Maius comprises Speculum naturale[8].
  • Speculum Maius comprises Speculum historiale[9].
  • Speculum Maius's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • Speculum Maius's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Speculum Maius's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Speculum Maius's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • Speculum Maius's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].

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Authorship and Creation

Speculum Maius authored Vincent of Beauvais[3].

Publication

Speculum Maius's language of work or name is recorded as Latin[6]. Its genre is encyclopedia[5].

Why It Matters

Speculum Maius ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (595 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

encyclopedia Vincent of Beauvais

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'gl', 'it', 'lt', 'nl', 'no', 'p
    Has part(s) → Speculum Doctrinale, Speculum naturale, Speculum historiale
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +2
    Has parts → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
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