03-17-2009, 04:11 AM
"The Vatican Library is closed to the public since July 14, 2007 for important refurbishment works which are expected to last for three years."
1. How do we know the manuscript still exists and has not shared the fate of a lot of Assemani's own written works? Could have had it in his apartment at that night, or the fire reached the library next door?
3. What would be the name, some identifier of this manuscript ?
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1. How do we know the manuscript still exists and has not shared the fate of a lot of Assemani's own written works? Could have had it in his apartment at that night, or the fire reached the library next door?
3. What would be the name, some identifier of this manuscript ?
Maybe it is here: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://libraries.slu.edu/vfl/index.cfm?getvar=Vatican%20City&stage=2&searchstr=">http://libraries.slu.edu/vfl/index.cfm? ... searchstr=</a><!-- m --> ...
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