Vatican Library

library of the Holy See
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Vatican Library
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Vatican Library

Summary

Vatican Library is a national library[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Vatican Library was a member of Société de l’histoire de France[3].
  • Vatican Library was a member of IIIF Consortium[4].
  • Vatican Library was a member of Conference of European National Librarians[5].
  • Vatican Library was a member of International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions[6].
  • Vatican Library is located in Vatican City[7].
  • Vatican Library is in the country of Vatican City[8].
  • Vatican Library's instance of is recorded as national library[9].
  • Vatican Library's instance of is recorded as Departments of the Roman Curia[10].
  • Vatican Library's instance of is recorded as office of the Roman Curia[11].
  • Vatican Library's child organization or unit is recorded as R. Pfister Collection[12].
  • Vatican Library's Commons category is recorded as Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana[13].
  • 1450 marks the founding of Vatican Library[14].
  • June 15, 1475 marks the founding of Vatican Library[15].
  • Vatican Library's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.904722222222, 'lon': 12.454444444444}[16].
  • Vatican Library's official website is recorded as https://www.vaticanlibrary.va[17].
  • Vatican Library's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vatican Library[18].
  • Vatican Library's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][19].
  • Vatican Library's described at URL is recorded as http://viaf.org/viaf/partnerpages/BAV.html[20].
  • Vatican Library's director / manager is recorded as Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi[21].
  • Vatican Library's phone number is recorded as +39 06698 79411[22].
  • Vatican Library's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • Vatican Library's Commons Institution page is recorded as Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana[24].
  • Vatican Library's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1017[25].
  • Vatican Library's main Wikidata property is recorded as P8034[26].
  • Vatican Library's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana'}[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1450[14] and June 15, 1475[15].

Identity

Vatican Library's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'BAV'}[28].

Leadership

Vatican Library's director / manager is recorded as Giovanni Cesare Pagazzi[21].

Operations

Vatican Library's child organization or unit is recorded as R. Pfister Collection[12].

Why It Matters

Vatican Library has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . Libraries.org. Retrieved . worldcat.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . Libraries.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Libraries.org. Retrieved . worldcat.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . iiif.io. Retrieved . iiif.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . cenl.org. Retrieved . cenl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . general catalog of BnF. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . catholic-hierarchy.org. catholic-hierarchy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . vaticanlibrary.va. Retrieved . vaticanlibrary.va. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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