re vatican library reposted by request these images are great but they are also large x pixels is a typical size be warned regards tom lane from rsquires cyclops eece unm edu roger squires newsgroups comp archives subject rec arts books vatican library exhibit at library of congress online date feb gmt x original newsgroups rec arts books x original date feb gmt archive name auto rec arts books vatican library exhibit at library of congress online this is from another newsgroup looks quite interesting rms announcing a new online exhibit from the library of congress rome reborn the vatican library renaissance culture an exhibit at the library of congress washington dc available by anonymous ftp from seq loc gov pub vatican exhibit rome reborn the vatican library and renaissance culture presents some of the vatican library s most precious manuscripts books and maps many of which played a key role in the humanist recovery of the classical heritage of greece and rome the exhibition presents the untold story of the vatican library as the intellectual driving force behind the emergence of rome as a political and scholarly superpower during the renaissance the exhibit will be on display in the jefferson building of the library of congress from january through april the online exhibit will be available by anonymous ftp indefinitely the exhibit is divided into nine sections the vatican library archaeology humanism mathematics music medicine biology nature described a wider world i how the orient came to rome and a wider world ii how rome went to china each section consists of its own sub directory within the exhibit directory and contains the exhibit text for that section and separate jpeg image files for each object this online exhibit includes not only objects from the library of congress exhibit but also the alternate objects brought from rome to be used if there were a problem with one of the primary objects and items omitted later in the planning process this exhibit will be of interest to medieval and renaissance scholars in particular but also to art historians historians of science or medicine early music scholars students of the humanist movement students of printing and the printed word theologians scholars of both far and near eastern studies and to librarians and information professionals please get the readme file for details on what files this exhibit contains if you have questions about how to use ftp speak to your local computer support person if you have questions or comments about the content of the exhibit please write to vatican kell loc gov while if you have any questions or comments on the system please contact me k d ellis k d ellis special projects office library of congress washington dc internet kell seq loc gov
