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A rare look at the Vatican Library's treasures 12:30. ... Add to that: those two million or so printed books, Christian and pagan, sacred and profane, in virtually every language known to man.
Some of these treasures are over 2,000 years old, and the Vatican has held them for five centuries. Key Points: The Vatican City holds uncountable amounts of books and treasures that it refuses to ...
King Henry VIII launched a Protestant revolution in 1533 by marrying his mistress, Anne Boleyn. Three years later, the English monarch had tired of his young consort, the second of his six wives, a… ...
The Vatican Apostolic Library has teamed up with the European Space Agency (ESA) to digitize its treasures using space technology. The Library’s ancient collection is being digitized in an ...
White-gloved handlers unpacked two treasures from the Vatican in a preview Thursday of an exhibit opening next week at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul. The "Vatican Splendors" show is ...
60 Minutes goes inside the Vatican Library, an archive that holds some of the oldest and most precious works of art and treasure known to man ...