Vatican Apostolic Library

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Vatican_Apostolic_Library

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:library gptkb:cultural_center
gptkbp:access	restricted to qualified scholars
gptkbp:archiveType	manuscript archive rare books archive
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Roman_Catholic_Church gptkb:Vatican_Secret_Archives
gptkbp:buildingType	Renaissance architecture
gptkbp:collectionSize	over 1.1 million printed books over 8,500 incunabula over 150,000 manuscripts over 75,000 codices
gptkbp:conservationLab	gptkb:Vatican_Library_Conservation_Laboratory
gptkbp:coordinates	41.9022° N, 12.4539° E
gptkbp:digitizedBy	ongoing digitization of manuscripts
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Monsignor_Cesare_Pasini
gptkbp:founded	1475
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Pope_Sixtus_IV
gptkbp:hasReadingRoom	gptkb:Sala_dei_Santi gptkb:Sala_Leonina
gptkbp:heldBy	early printed books photographs archival documents oriental manuscripts medieval manuscripts coins and medals papyrus documents Greek and Latin classics ancient Bibles maps and drawings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Vatican Apostolic Library
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Greek gptkb:Italian gptkb:Latin various languages
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Vatican_City
gptkbp:notablePlace	gptkb:Vergilius_Vaticanus gptkb:Codex_Vaticanus Leonardo da Vinci's works Palimpsest manuscripts
gptkbp:openToPublic	no (restricted access)
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:Holy_See
gptkbp:publishedIn	gptkb:Studi_e_Testi_series catalogues and facsimiles
gptkbp:purpose	preservation of manuscripts and books
gptkbp:renovated	major renovation 2007-2010
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus	Memory of the World Register (some manuscripts)
gptkbp:website	https://www.vaticanlibrary.va/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Bibliotheca_Apostolica_Vaticana
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6