From the original press release[1]: > The project consists of an initial four-year phase during which three thousand manuscripts will be digitised, which may b

From the original press release[1]: > The project consists of an initial four-year phase during which three thousand manuscripts will be digitised, which may be extended into a second phase to include the 82,000 volumes – more than 40 million pages – of manuscripts preserved in the Library and dating from between the second and twentieth centuries. It's going to be slow but it's a step in the right direction. [1]: http://www.news.va/en/news/agreement-to-digitise-82000-manuscripts-in-the-vat http://www.news.va/en/news/agreement-to-digitise-82000-manus...