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9. Rejrroductions. — Three reproductions of miniatures in 

 colours (Royal MS. 15 D. II., f. 3, and Additional MSS. 18,850, 

 f. 65, and 25,698, f. 8) and one set of Pictorial Postcards (Life 

 of St. Cuthbert) have been issued ; and two further sets of Pic- 

 torial Postcards (Calendar-pictures from Queen Mary's Psalter) 

 have been passed. 



Part III. (English, 1300-1350) of Schools of Illumination is 

 in preparation. 



10. Stamping, folioing, and placing. — 128 Additional MSS., 

 344 Charters and Rolls, 124 Books of Reference and 161 Post- 

 cards bave been stamped. The total number of impressions made 

 was 9,169. 



180 MSS. have been folioed, with a total of 43,832 folios. 



4,290 slips have been numbered. 



50 newly acquired MSS. and 26 Papyri have been placed, and 

 7 MSS. and 11 Papyri have been re-placed. All have been press- 

 marked and entered in Hand- and Shelf-lists. 168 Additional 

 Charters and Rolls have been placed, and have been entered in 

 the Hand-list. 85 seals and casts have been provided with boxes, 

 placed, and entered in Hand- and Drawer-lists. 



11. Boohs of Reference. — 125 volumes and parts, together with 

 161 postcards and 2 reproductions, have been received, catalogued 

 and placed. 



Seven volumes and parts have been added tO' the series of 

 Facsimiles placed in the Department and available for the use of 

 readers. These include a noteworthy addition in an unpublished 

 photographic reproduction of the text of Euripides in the 

 Laurentian MS. (Plut. xxxii. 2), presented hy J . A. Spranger, 

 Esq. 



12. Consultation of i/^^.— 19,827 MSS. and 2,632 Charters 

 and Seals have been consulted in the Students' Room. The 

 number of Students was 7,340. 



13. MSS. photographed. — 631 MSS. "{including Papyri, Char- 

 ters, and Seals) were allowed to be photographed, with a total of 

 7,906 photographs taken. 



14. Acquisitions. — The number of Manuscripts and Docu- 

 ments, etc., acquired during the year has been : — 



Additional MSS. ----- 93 



Egerton MSS. - . _ - - 4 



Charters and Rolls _ - _ _ 162 



Papyri ------- 138 



Detached Seals and Casts - - - 63 



The most interesting acquisition of the year is the illuminated 

 Life of St. Cuthbert, written at Durham at the end of the 12th 

 century. This important work of North of England art, which 

 came up in the second sale of Mr. Yates Thompson's MSS., was 

 beyond the unaided reach of the Museum funds, and appeals were 

 necessary, not only to the National Art Collections Fund, which 

 provided £1,000, but also to the generosity of individuals. Mainly 



