One of the oldest libraries on the planet is digitizing its archive of ancient manuscripts – and they’re all available to view free of charge.
The Vatican Apostolic Library is undertaking an extensive digital preservation of its 82,000 document collection and has has catalogued nearly 4,500 manuscripts online – and it hopes to reach the 15,000 mark within the next four years. Monsignor Cesare Pasini, Prefect of the Vatican Apostolic Library, called the project a “true effort in favour of the conservation and dissemination of knowledge at the service of culture throughout the world;” writing on the library’s site that the project could eventually lead to 40 million digitized pages and 43 petabytes worth of data.
Ancient Manuscripts Digitization by Vatican Library
by Pbs.org
Click on the link below to view / download these ancient manuscripts:-
Ancient Manuscripts Digitization by Vatican Library – Various formats
