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Tischendorf published a print facsimile in 1862 and presented the manuscript to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, his sponsor. A photographic facsimile edition was published by Oxford University Press in 1911. In 1933, the Soviet government sold the manuscript to the British Museum. In 1975, the [[monk]]s of St. Catherine discovered numerous parchment fragments. Among these fragments were twelve missing leaves from the Codex Sinaiticus.

Tischendorf published a print facsimile in 1862 and presented the manuscript to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, his sponsor. A photographic facsimile edition was published by Oxford University Press in 1911. In 1933, the Soviet government sold the manuscript to the British Museum. In 1975, the [[monk]]s of St. Catherine discovered numerous parchment fragments. Among these fragments were twelve missing leaves from the Codex Sinaiticus.

There are 347 leaves of the codex in the British Library in London. Some 199 of these are from the Old Testament, while 148 of the New Testament. Forty-three Old Testament leaves are at the University of Leipzig in Germany, twelve at St. Catherine's Monastery, and six at the National Library of Russia. In July 2009, the Codex Sinaiticus Project used color digitized images of leaves kept at four institutions to united the codex online.<ref>''[http://codexsinaiticus.org/en/ The Codex Sinaiticus Website]''</ref><ref>"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4739369.stm Oldest known Bible to go online]," ''BBC'', 3 August 2005.</ref>

There are 347 leaves of the codex in the British Library in London. Some 199 of these are from the Old Testament, while 148 of the New Testament. Forty-three Old Testament leaves are at the University of Leipzig in Germany, twelve at St. Catherine's Monastery, and six at the National Library of Russia. In July 2009, the Codex Sinaiticus Project used color digitized images of leaves kept at four institutions to unite the codex online.<ref>''[http://codexsinaiticus.org/en/ The Codex Sinaiticus Website]''</ref><ref>"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4739369.stm Oldest known Bible to go online]," ''BBC'', 3 August 2005.</ref>

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