batch.motif.roman-aeneid-mackail-gutenberg-l8818-l8884
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record_id: batch.motif.roman-aeneid-mackail-gutenberg-l8818-l8884
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
passage_locator:
label: BOOK EIGHTH / BOOK NINTH / BOOK TENTH / BOOK TWELFTH; lines 8818-8884
start: '8818'
end: '8884'
translation: The Aeneid of Virgil
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: The passage consists of editorial and textual notes for Books Tenth and
Twelfth, a printer notice, lists of inconsistent hyphenation and spelling retained
from the original, and a short list of corrections made to the text.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: A note for Book Tenth says line 278 is omitted with the best manuscripts.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: A note for Book Tenth line 754 discusses a Latin reading, manuscript authority,
and a hendiadys comparison with other Virgilian passages.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:3
text: Notes for Book Twelfth discuss a perceived gap in sense at line 218, variant
readings at line 520, omitted lines 612-613, and an interpretation of a phrase
at line 751.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The passage identifies R. & R. Clark of Edinburgh as the printer.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:5
text: The passage lists words appearing with and without hyphens and states that
spelling has been left as in the original.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:6
text: The passage lists words spelled in multiple ways and states that spelling
has been left as in the original.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:7
text: The passage lists corrections made to the text and notes details about an
oe ligature and ellipses.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Ribbeck
description: A named editor or scholar cited in a note on Book Twelfth line 218.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: R. & R. Clark
description: The printer named in the printer notice.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
label: cited textual authority
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The note says the translator follows Ribbeck in believing there is a gap
in the sense at Book Twelfth line 218.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:2
label: printer
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: The passage states that the book was printed by R. & R. Clark in Edinburgh.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
symbols: []
scenes: []
candidate_motifs: []
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 8818-8826
quote_or_summary: Book Tenth notes mention omission of line 278 with the best manuscripts
and discuss the Latin reading at line 754, including manuscript authority and
hendiadys.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 8828-8843
quote_or_summary: Book Twelfth notes discuss line 218 with Ribbeck's view of a gap
in sense, a variant at line 520, omitted lines 612-613, and an interpretation
of line 751.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: line 8845
quote_or_summary: Printed by R. & R. CLARK, Edinburgh.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; short quotation used.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 8849-8859
quote_or_summary: A list records words appearing with and without hyphens, including
blood-stained/bloodstained, hill-tops/hilltops, and water-ways/waterways.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 8861-8868
quote_or_summary: A list records words spelled in multiple ways, including aery/aëry,
horned/hornèd, Nereids/Nereïd, and Pergama/Pergamea.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 8870-8884
quote_or_summary: A correction list notes changes concerning Nymphs, Creüsa, Rumour,
and Rhoetean, followed by notes on Phoebus with an oe ligature and ellipses matching
the original.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/roman/project-gutenberg/aeneid-mackail.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized for extraction.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: high
comparison_claims: high
notes: This range is editorial end matter rather than a mythological narrative passage;
no motif, symbol, scene, or comparison claim is directly supported.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
No available taxonomy motif family or symbol was applied because the passage does not narrate mythic action or present symbolic imagery in context.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
custom_id=motif_extract:roman-aeneid-mackail-gutenberg__l8818-l8884
passage_sha256=7881b73e19e5cdf1d74646cb5c919684e625a228d863cd6dd2dcd8068ac7bbe6