Vatican Library

''[[Pope Sixtus IV Appoints Bartolomeo Platina Prefect of the Vatican Library]]'', fresco by [[Melozzo da Forlì]], 1477, now in the [[Vatican Museums]] The Vatican Apostolic Library (, ), more commonly known as the Vatican Library or informally as the Vat, is the library of the Holy See, located in Vatican City, and is the city-state's national library. It was formally established in 1475, although it is much older—it is one of the oldest libraries in the world and contains one of the most significant collections of historical texts. It has 75,000 codices from throughout history, as well as 1.1 million printed books, which include some 8,500 incunabula.

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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    by Rossi, Ettore
    Published 1953
    Città del Vaticano : Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, 1953.
    xxii, 415 p. ; 26 cm.
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    Published 1972
    [Rome : Biblioteca apostolica vaticana], 1972.
    1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
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    by Rossi, Ettore
    Published 1948
    Città del Vaticano : Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, 1948.
    200 p. ; 25 cm.
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    Roma : Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Delegación de Roma, 1954.
    3 v. ; ill. ; 25 cm.
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    by Ridevallus, Joannes, fl. 1330
    Published 1926
    Leipzig [etc.] B. G. Teubner, 1926.
    4 p. l., 140 p. 32 pl. 25 cm.
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    Published 1980
    [Citt̀ a del Vaticano] : Biblioteca apostolica vaticana, 1980.
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    [Città del Vaticano] : Biblioteca apostolica vaticana, [19--]
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    by Marucchi, Orazio, 1852-1931
    Published 1888
    Roma, V. Salviucci, 1888.
    viii, 139 p., 2 ℓ. 4 fold. facsim. 34 x 26 cm.
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    by D'Elia, Diego
    Published 2000
    Trieste : Quasar, 2000.
    xii, 641 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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    Published 2003
    Città del Vaticano : Biblioteca apostolica vaticana, 2003.
    280 p. ; 26 cm.
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    Published 1896
    Leipzig, B. G. Teubner, 1896.
    79 p. 32 pl. (facsims.) 30 cm.
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    by Vattasso, Marco, 1869-1925
    Published 1901
    Roma : Tipografia Vaticana, 1901.
    114 p., c. di tav. : tav. (facs.) ; 25 cm.
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    Published 1955
    [Città del Vaticano] : in Bibliotheca Vaticana, 1955.
    446 p. ; 29 cm.
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    Published 1959
    Città del Vaticano : Biblioteca apostolica vaticana, 1959.
    151 p. ; 26 cm.
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    Published 1986
    Città del Vaticano : Biblioteca apostolica vaticana, 1986.
    157 p. ; 26 cm.
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    by Alcuin, 735-804
    Published 1980
    Città del Vaticano : Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, 1980.
    109 p., c. di tav. : tav. (facs.) ; 26 cm.
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    by Wodeham, Adam, d. 1358
    Published 1400
    [Italy, between 1400 and 1425]
    143 leaves : paper ; 209 x 135 mm.
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    192 leaves.
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    [Rome] : Biblioteca apostolica vaticana, [19--]
    1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
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    [Rome] : Biblioteca apostolica vaticana, [19--]
    1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.
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