Dr. Annet den Haan is an early modern literary scholar specialising in Latin texts and Greek-Latin translations by Italian humanists from the fifteenth century. Since 2019, she has been researching the circumstances that gave impetus to biblical scholarship in the early Renaissance. Patronage played an important role in this, especially the supportive role of the Pope. In the fifteenth century, the popes wanted to revive Rome as the spiritual and cultural centre of the Christian world. They sought to connect with the literary movement of the humanists, who found their inspiration in the Greek and Latin literature of Classical Antiquity. Pope Nicholas V (1447-1455) in particular invested in the careers of humanist authors and made classical texts available to readers through translations. The humanists gratefully accepted the papal support, not only to provide for their livelihood, but also to reach readers, gain access to texts, and eliminate competitors. The question is what this context of patronage meant for the work that the Italian humanists did: Did they choose their projects accordingly, or did they adapt their methods?