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Vatican Library
The Vatican Library is the library of the Holy See in Vatican City, formally established in 1475 by Pope Sixtus IV, building on the collection of Nicholas V. It holds one of the world's most important collections of manuscripts, including the Codex Vaticanus of the Bible. In 1623 much of the Bibliotheca Palatina of Heidelberg was added to it as war booty.
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