Chester Beatty Library
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The Chester Beatty Library was established in Dublin, Ireland in 1950, to house the collections of mining magnate, Sir Alfred Chester Beatty.[1] The present library, on the grounds of Dublin Castle, opened on February 7, 2000, the 125th anniversary of Sir Alfred's birth and was named European Museum of the Year in 2002.[2]
The Library's collections are displayed in two collections: "Sacred Traditions" and "Artistic Traditions". Both displays exhibit sacred texts, manuscripts, miniature paintings and art on paper from the world's great oriental and western religions as well as secular items.[3] The Library is one of the premier sources for scholarship in both the Old and New Testaments and is home to one of the most significant collections of Islamic and Far Eastern artefacts.[4] It includes the Gospel of Mani believed to be the last remaining artefact from Manichaeism.[5][6]
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- ^ Clare Pollard (2000-09-01). "The Chester Beatty Library and its East Asian Collections". Antiquity. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-65802699.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
- ^ Brian Lavery (2002-07-17). "Arts Abroad; An Irish Castle for Religious Manuscripts". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9407EED81439F934A25754C0A9649C8B63. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
- ^ "Castle is Fitting Home for Beatty Treasures". The Irish Times. 2000-02-03. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/property/2000/0203/00020300204.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
- ^ Elizabeth Hutcheson (2006-12-03). "Chester Beatty Library: Magnificent Collection of Islamic and Far Eastern Artefacts". Mathaba News Network. http://mathaba.net/news/?x=546762. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
- ^ "Priceless Ancient Text Reassembled". BBC News. 2001-07-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/entertainment/1435490.stm. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
- ^ "Thrilling Messages from a Shared Past". The Irish Times. 2007-01-06. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2007/0106/1168032999621.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
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Coordinates: 53°20′31″N 6°16′01″W / 53.342°N 6.267°W
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