Vatican Library

The main hall of the library

The Vatican Library is the library of the Holy See. Its official name is Vatican Apostolic Library (Bibliotheca Apostolica Vaticana). It was formally established in 1475. Its collections are very significant, it contains over 75,000 codices. There are over 150,000 manuscripts, and over 8,300 innucables. In total, there are over 2 million books and manuscripts. There is also a school for librarians, and a workshop to restore ancient tets and to create facsimile copies.

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Vatican Library Media

Emblem of the Papacy: Triple Tiara and Keys
Ancient Roman sculpture, maybe of Saint Hippolytus of Rome, found in 1551 at Via Tiburtina, Rome, and now at the Vatican Library
Bookcase in the Vatican Library
A miniature from the Syriac Gospel Lectionary (Vat. Syr. 559), created c. 1220 near Mosul and exhibiting a strong Islamic influence
The Abyss of Hell, coloured drawing on parchment by Sandro Botticelli (1480s)
Wandalbert von Prüm, July, Martyrologium (c860)
The Sistine Hall of the Vatican Library
Golden Rose stored in the Vatican Library
Ceiling fresco of the Sistine Hall (photograph by Jean-Pol Grandmont)
Gospel of Matthew in Persian, the first Persian manuscript to enter the Vatican Library