Vatican Library
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The Vatican Library is a research library for history, law, philosophy, science, and theology. The Vatican Library is open to anyone who can document their qualifications and research needs. Photocopies for private study of pages from books published between 1801 and 1990 can be requested in person or by mail.
Pope Nicholas V (1447–1455) envisioned a new Rome, with extensive public works to lure pilgrims and scholars to the city to begin its transformation. Nicolas wanted to create a "public library" for Rome that was meant to be seen as an institution for humanist scholarship. His death prevented him from carrying out his plan, but his successor Pope Sixtus IV (1471–1484) established what is now known as the Vatican Library.
In March 2014, the Vatican Library began an initial four-year project of digitising its collection of manuscripts, to be made available online.
The Vatican Apostolic Archive was separated from the library at the beginning of the 17th century; it contains another 150,000 items. Provided by Wikipedia
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Published: anfangs;, später;, 1899-
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Published: 1994-
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Published: 1900
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Published: 1999
Superior document: Kataloge der Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg 3
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Published: 1947
Superior document: Studi e testi / Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana 132
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Published: 1978
Superior document: Les manuscrits classiques latins de la Bibliothèque Vaticane 2, 1
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Published: 1975
Superior document: Les manuscrits classiques latins de la Bibliothèque Vaticane 1
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Published: 1982
Superior document: Les manuscrits classiques latins de la Bibliothèque Vaticane 2, 2
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Published: 2010
Superior document: Les manuscrits classiques latins de la Bibliothèque Vaticane 3 : Fonds Vatican latin, 2
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Superior document: Documents, études et répertoires / Institut de Recherche et d'Histoire des Textes
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Published: 1969.
Superior document: Studia Semitica Neerlandica ; no. 11
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Published: 2002
Superior document: Kataloge der Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg 4
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Published: 1986
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Published: 1950
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Published: 1977
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Published: 1990
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Published: 2017
Superior document: Studi e testi 510
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Published: 1964
Superior document: Mélanges Eugène Tisserant 4 : Archives vaticanes, histoire ecclésiastique
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Published: 1964
Superior document: Mélanges Eugène Tisserant 1
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Published: 1964
Superior document: Mélanges Eugène Tisserant 7 : Bibliothèque vaticane