t)tlPARTMENT OF MSS. 2? 



Department of Manuscripts. 



1. Catalogue of Additions. — The Catalogue of Additions 

 for 1896 has been copied six-fold, bound and distributed. The 

 Additional MSS. 35,156-35,251, and the Egerton MSS. 2809- 

 2817, acquired in 1898, have been described and indexed. 



2. Catalogue of the Royal and King's MSS. — The prepara- 

 tion of the new Catalogue is in progress, two hundred and 

 fifteen Royal MSS., and two hundred and twenty-four King's 

 MSS. having been described. The King's MSS. are now all 

 described. 



3. Catalogue of the Sloane MSS. — The Index has been 

 revised from Sc to St. The correspondence of Sir Hans 

 Sloane, in thirty-four volumes, after being re-arranged in 

 chronological order, has been re-indexed throughout. 



4. GaAalogue of Papyri. — The second volume of the Cata- 

 logue of Greek Papyri, containing descriptions of four 

 hundred and ten documents and complete texts of two 

 hundred and sixty-two, with introductions, notes, and indices, 

 has been published ; together with a volume of autotype 

 facsimiles, consisting of one hundred and twenty-three plates, 

 and containing reproductions of one hundred and thirty-two 

 Papyri. 



5. Catalogue of Seals. — The Fifth Volume, containing 

 descriptions and illustrations of the Byzantine Bullae and the 

 Seals of France, has been completed and issued. The Sixth 

 Volume, containing general Foreign Seals, is in progress, and 

 Sheets B-F have been revised. 



Two hundred and twenty-four new casts have been 

 arranged and registered. 



6. Catalogue of Romances. — Descriptions of seveJi MSS* 

 for the Third Volume have been drawn up. 



7. Catalogue of Music. — Articles contained in three hundred 

 and fifty-five MSS. have been described. 



Twelve MSS. have been described for the Catalogue of 

 Liturgies, with music. 



8. Catalogue of the Spanish MSS. — An Index to the Cata- 

 logue of Spanish MSS. is in progress. 



9. Catalogue of Charters and Rolls. — The final revision 

 for the press of the Index of Topography to the several 

 collections of Charters and Rolls acquired before the year 

 1882 has been continued, and sheets 1-2 H, comprising 

 letters C to L, and slips to end of letter N, have been revised. 



