tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post6823913254098588181..comments2024-03-28T00:45:18.442+00:00Comments on Evangelical Textual Criticism: How to Get Access to the Vatican through the BackdoorP.J. Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04388225485348300613noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-75824994317282428162009-04-30T23:40:00.000+01:002009-04-30T23:40:00.000+01:00Hi anonymous, in order to access the major researc...Hi anonymous, in order to access the major research libraries in Sweden including e.g. manuscript collection you will not need any letters of recommendation. For a manuscript collection you must show an ID and write down some details in a logbook, and you cannot bring your bag, etc. You should also contact a responsible person in advance for them to bring up the material (normally one day in advance).<br /><br />Moreover, there will be no armed guards around... However, I know there is one security guard at the display of codex gigas, one of our treasures. And I can imagine that I will need a letter of recommendation to be able to examine those major treasures. But when I went to Uppsala to see the Greek NT manuscripts (11), I got to be alone with them in a room, and I was free to take pictures of them. Of course I had had contact in advance to make the arrangement. I imagine it is far more difficult in the Vatican Library.Tommy Wassermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674769923361035721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-57916076182496561072009-04-30T19:58:00.000+01:002009-04-30T19:58:00.000+01:00If that's the back door method, what do you need t...If that's the back door method, what do you need to get in the front door--a Sherman Tank?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-57304277835610378922009-04-30T18:02:00.000+01:002009-04-30T18:02:00.000+01:00Hi,
Am I missing something here?
The procedure d...Hi,<br /><br />Am I missing something here?<br /><br />The procedure described by him is very similar if not identical for getting access to serious research institutions, at least in the UK anyway.<br /><br />Regards,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17859011.post-15534321052852339442009-04-30T14:54:00.000+01:002009-04-30T14:54:00.000+01:00You mean how he received a letter of recommendatio...You mean how he received a letter of recommendation. You will have to write to a person in charge in advance I guess.Tommy Wassermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674769923361035721noreply@blogger.com