magine a priceless collection of books, ancient maps, illuminated manuscripts, and art protected for centuries in vaults at the heart of the Church’s most spiritual and intellectual center. Now imagine that the doors to this extraordinary collection are to be thrown open for the first time in over 500 years. Through our licenses with the Vatican Library, we are honored to begin the project of introducing the library’s treasures to you and to future generations through sublicensed products both reproductive and interpretive in their design. 1451 has sought strategic partnerships with select companies whose specialties we admire. It is our intent to offer elegant items through the Vatican Library Collection that, although inspired by the library’s relics, have a contemporary spin. We invite you to browse though the collections offered, all officially sanctioned by the Vatican Library as evidenced by their accompanying “Certificate of Authenticity.”