The Philobiblon

14th-century text by Richard de Bury
Book written_work Q13513804
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The Philobiblon

Summary

The Philobiblon is a written work[1]. It worked as a translator[2]. It ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).[3]

Key Facts

  • The Philobiblon worked as a translator[2].
  • The Philobiblon's field of work was translating activity[4].
  • The Philobiblon authored Richard de Bury[5].
  • The Philobiblon's instance of is recorded as written work[6].
  • The Philobiblon's instance of is recorded as literary work[7].
  • The Philobiblon's Commons category is recorded as Philobiblon. De scriptoribus ecclesiasticis. De providentia Dei. Sermo de dignitate humanae originis. Super psalmo L[8].
  • The Philobiblon's language of work or name is recorded as Latin[9].
  • 1345 marks the founding of The Philobiblon[10].
  • The Philobiblon's has edition or translation is recorded as Philobiblon, o L'amore per i libri[11].
  • The Philobiblon's main subject is bibliography[12].
  • The Philobiblon's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Czech[13].
  • The Philobiblon's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as German[14].
  • The Philobiblon's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Latin[15].
  • The Philobiblon's title is recorded as Philobiblion[16].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Philobiblon authored Richard de Bury[5].

Publication

The Philobiblon's language of work or name is recorded as Latin[9].

Subject and Themes

The Philobiblon's main subject is bibliography[12].

Why It Matters

The Philobiblon ranks in the top 7% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16 views/month).[3] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

FAQs

What did The Philobiblon do for work?

The Philobiblon worked as translator[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 11d ago · Frettiebot bot · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → translator
    Field of work → translating activity
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Czech, German, Latin
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  2. 11d ago · Frettie · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → Latin
    Instance of → —
    Inception → +1345-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Main subject → bibliography
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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