Serban Marin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Another problem is that the manuscripts' catalogues are only in a
rudimentary status.
well, this is a quite frequently encountered situation, when dealing with new
institutions with poorly-funded Mother organisations which have not
demonstrated staying power in the Real World.
>Of course, they are not also in a database.
perfectly understandable, since these new, hi!tech gizmoes are so.... well,
*new.*
>But let's hope that since 1999 they have improved the system.
hope Springs Internal, in the human breast.
>The starting price is 10,000 Italian lire... for the first page copied, and
all the other pages (doesn't matter if there is only one extra-page
or there are 100) 1,000 Italian Lire... each...
yeahbut, what's the alternative?
make all these priceless and unique documents avilalble for actual *cost*???
as a "public service"???
best to all from here,
christopher
(only known list member to have been thrown out of the inner staircase of the
Dome of St. Peter's --for wanting to go *higher.*)
____________________________________________________________________
Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1
|