Knights of Columbus Vatican Film Library - Finding Manuscripts on Microfilm

Finding Manuscripts on Microfilm

To locate a manuscript on microfilm at the Vatican Film Library, you will need to know both the shelfmark of the original manuscript and the number of the microfilm roll which contains its reproduction. There are several ways to get this information:

If you are looking for the roll number of a specific Vatican Library manuscript on microfilm and know its shelfmark, use our manuscripts on microfilm database or access our online inventories by fondo on our fondi page.

To find if there is a record in our online library catalogue for a specific manuscript, visit our tips for searching the SLU Library Catalog.

For an overview of all Vatican Library shelfmarks, and their abbreviations, go to our list of Vatican Fondi.

To find if we have a microfilm of a manuscript in another library, use our manuscripts on microfilm database.