Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:library
gptkb:cultural_center
gptkbp:access restricted to qualified researchers
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Vatican_Secret_Archives
gptkbp:associatedWith Catholic Church
gptkbp:buildingType Renaissance architecture
gptkbp:catalogue online catalog available
gptkbp:collectionSize over 1.1 million printed books
over 150,000 prints and engravings
over 300,000 coins and medals
over 75,000 manuscripts
over 8,500 incunabula
gptkbp:digitizedBy ongoing
gptkbp:digitizedManuscriptsAvailableOnline yes
gptkbp:director gptkb:Mauro_Mantovani
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Pope_Nicholas_V
gptkbp:foundedYear 1475
gptkbp:hasReadingRoom gptkb:Sala_Barberini
gptkb:Sala_Leonina
gptkb:Sala_dei_Manoscritti
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
gptkbp:location gptkb:Vatican_City
gptkbp:notableCollection gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Hebrew
gptkb:Italian
gptkb:Latin
manuscripts
prints
coins
medals
incunabula
various languages
printed books
engravings
gptkbp:notableFor one of the oldest libraries in the world
holds some of the most significant historical texts
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Holy_See
gptkbp:studiedBy yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Memory of the World Register (some manuscripts)
gptkbp:website https://www.vaticanlibrary.va/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:De_Rerum_Natura
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5