1,600-Year-Old Illuminated Manuscript of the Aeneid Digitized & Put Online by The Vatican | Open Culture

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Summary:

"But the careful preservation of this ancient manuscript, some 1,600 years old, testifies to the Catholic church’s profound respect for Virgil. “Known as the Vergilius Vaticanus,” writes Hyperallergic, it’s one of the world’s oldest versions of the Latin epic poem, and you can browse it for free online” at Digita Vatica, a nonprofit affiliated with the Vatican Library."

Link:

http://www.openculture.com/2016/07/1600-year-old-illuminated-manuscript-of-the-aeneid-digitized-put-online-by-the-vatican.html

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oa.new oa.vatican oa.digitization oa.poetry oa.history oa.libraries oa.images oa.humanities oa.ssh

Date tagged:

07/16/2016, 13:40

Date published:

07/16/2016, 09:40