Vatican Library digitizes ancient manuscripts, makes them available for free. Justin Scuiletti. PBS NewsHour. October 22, 2014.
The Vatican Apostolic Library is digitizing its archive of ancient manuscripts and making them available to view. view. They are undertaking an extensive digital preservation of its 82,000 documents. The entire undertaking is expected to take at least 15 years and cost more than $63 million. “Technology gives us the opportunity to think of the past while looking towards the future, and the world’s culture, thanks to the web, can truly become a common heritage, freely accessible to all, anywhere and any time.” The current list of digitized manuscripts can be viewed through the Vatican Library website and the project website.
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