Vatican Library Syriac manuscripts — quoting and transcribing

Syriacologist Steven Ring tells me that he has asked the Vatican Library whether he needs their permission to quote from their manuscripts, or produce an edition of a text contained in one.  They responded:

We are pleased to inform you that you don’t need permission from the Vatican Library to quote a BAV siriac ms. on a web page.

I don’t think that any kind of copyright could apply, in fact.  But well done to the Biblioteca Apostolica for saying so.

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