A visit to the Vatican Library
July 3, 2011 4:58 PM
No one is allowed to borrow from the Vatican Library, except the pope. And no wonder: the archive holds some of the oldest and most precious works of art and treasure known to man. Morley Safer gets to see the best of the best.
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- perhaps they should sell some of these books to feed some of their worshippers
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- This was a great and informative piece. I was thoroughly amazed that the curators and historians who have access to the extremely rare and precious artifacts in the Vatican Library did NOT have to wear gloves when handling these documents which prevent contamination with skin oils and dirt. Is there some explanation that I am missing?
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