Nationality
American
Title of Work
Preview
Date of Work
c. 1901
Date of Work
1901
Medium
Stereoscope Slide
Height
3.5
Width
7
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection, James Smith Pierce Collection.
Status
Stored: SS-Box-JSP-1
Location
UND Art Collections Repository
Additional Information
Black and white photo of a large vaulted chamber decorated with frescos.
Black and white photo of a lit gazebo in a park.
Text on front left:
American Stereoscopic Company,
Manufacturers and Publishers
Text below image:
Library of the Vatican, Rome, Italy.
Copyrighted 1901 by R.Y. Young
Text on front right:
New York, U. S. A.
725-727 Broadway.
Text on back:
Library of the Vatican, Rome, Italy.
Bibliothèque du Vatican, Rome, Italie.
Die Bibliothek im Batitan, Rom, Italien.
La biblioteca del Vaticano, Roma, Italia.
Vatikanska biblioteket, Rom, Italien.
Contains 24,000 ancient manuscripts, the largest and rarest collection in the world, many of them priceless in value. There are also 50,000 printed books by the old writers; few of these can be seen as they are kept in closed drawers. The decorations on the walls and ceiling are wonderful. By the aid of your glass, you see this famous and gorgeous interior as it really is.
Condition
Good