Browsing older copies of Smithsonian (Oct 2006 issue)re: exhibit of old rare Bible manuscripts - a mention of the ' Chester Beatty Codex from A.D. 150'.; an early example of creating the first Bibles by cutting folios frm papyrus, stitching the pages in the middle, and writing the text in long columns. The Codex is about 4 inches wide and 7 inches tall. In Wikipedia: Sir Alfred Chester Beatty (1875 - 19 Jan 1968) was born in New York City; he graduated from Columbis U. as a mining engineer. He made his fortune mining in Cripple Creek, Colo, and other mining concerns the world over. He was often called the "King of Copper". A collector from an early age, he had, by the 1940's built up a remarkable and impressive collection of Oriental and Western material. He moved his collections to Bublin, Ireland, in 1950. The Chester Beatty Library which houses the collection was moved to Dublin Castle from Shrewsbury road in 2000. Knighted in 1954, Beatty was made an honorary citizen of Ireland in 1957, and on his death in 1968, he was accorded a state funeral --the only private citizen in Irish history to receive such an Honour. He is buried in Gilasnevin Cemetery.