Topic: Vatican Manuscripts

During his conquests, Napoleon specifically demanded ancient manuscripts and art, including 500 documents from the Vatican following a treaty with Venice. Bosley suggests these items were the "real prize" of his military campaigns, sought for their arcane and esoteric value rather than just cultural prestige. The specific nature of the 200 missing manuscripts Napoleon insisted upon remains a subject for Bosley's future research.

A research mission to the Vatican, funded by a billionaire, focused on manuscripts detailing saints who allegedly bi-located or levitated. The trip included a visit to the Vatican Observatory at Castel Gandolfo, led by Brother Guy Consolmagno. Despite strict credential requirements, the scientist Tyler gained unprecedented access to the archives, where he and Pasulka examined primary sources alongside Jesuit priests.