Chiesa.com: The Library of the Popes Is Closed. But on the Web, It's More Open Than Ever

Sandro Magister's weekly post is on the Vatican Library. While the actual library is closed for extensive renovations, the material accessible via the internet now is amazing.

The new website provides news on the status of the restoration work. But above all, it gives access to the catalogs of the works kept in the library. The main new development is that in addition to the catalog for printed works, there is now also a catalog for manuscripts. For now, it contains a limited amount of information. But it has already been supplemented – for the manuscripts accompanied by complete descriptions – with a selection of images freely available for view.

Read more here.