"Historic Manuscripts Get a Modern Treatment With New Vatican Library Website: The website of the papal library gives researchers and students free access to high-resolution digitized manuscripts, inventories, archival materials, coins, medals, and incunabula, which are books printed in Europe before the 16th century."

"VATICAN CITY — A revamped website for the Vatican Apostolic Library brings modern technology to the study of historic manuscripts.

The new website, with improved search functions and easier access to digital reproductions of documents, went live in mid-July.

'We are the pope’s librarians because the library is his and has been open by his desire for many centuries,' Msgr. Cesare Pasini, library prefect, told Vatican News. 'So we want to be truly at the service of our visitors with a modern and current tool that immediately provides what one is looking for.' ...

The website of the papal library gives researchers and students free access to high-resolution digitized manuscripts, inventories, archival materials, coins, medals, and incunabula, which are books printed in Europe before the 16th century. 

Any visitor to the website, not only scholars, can browse manuscripts and other parts of the collection..."

[Following is a link to the Vatican Library. Please note that the images may take some time to load (appear) on your screen.  https://digi.vatlib.it/ ]

Click here to read the rest of the "National Catholic Register" article by Hannah Brockhaus /CNA.