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arrange some sections of the documents exhibited, and sub- 

 stantial additions to them have been made. 



An exhibition of MSS. and other memorials of Gibbon the 

 historian has been arranged in the King's Library. 



13. Binding. — One hundred and thirty-one Additional^ 

 and eleven Egerton MSS., newly acquired, and one hundred 

 and twenty-nine MSS. of the old collections, have been^ 

 bound or repaired. 



Two hundred and twenty-five Stowe MSS. and Charters 

 have been bound, repaired, or lettered. 



Three hundred and eighty-four Charters, Rolls, and Seals^ 

 have been repaired. 



Sixty-eight Papyri have been mounted and glazed. 



Fifty Catalogues and Registers and thirty-nine Printed 

 Books have been bound. 



14. Verification.— 'The several collections of Manuscripts 

 and the Additional and Harley Charters have been verified 

 by the shelf-lists. 



15. Stamjnng, folioing and placing. — One hundred and 

 five Additional and four Egerton MSS. have been placed and 

 entered in the hand-lists and shelf-lists. 



Eighteen hundred and ninety-five Charters and Rolls, and 

 three hundred and ninety-five detached Seals and Casts of 

 Seals, have been numbered and placed. 



One hundred and twenty-four MSS., one hundred and 

 forty-nine Printed Books, and three thousand two hundred 

 and sixty-six Charters and Rolls have been stamped, with 

 a total of 9,785 impressions. 



Two hundred and sixty-one MSS. have been folio'd, with a 

 total of 44,037 folios. 



16. Hand and Shelf-Lists. — The following have been made : 

 — An inventory of Charters ; Hand-Lists for the King's 

 MSS., and the Harley Charters and Rolls ; Hand and Shelf- 

 Lists of the Stowe MSS. ; and a new Shelf-List for the Papyri, 



17. Consultation of MSS. — The number of MSS. con- 

 sulted in the Students' Room attached to the Department is 

 27,769, and of those delivered in the Reading Room 1,100. 



The number of Charters and Rolls consulted by Students- 

 is 2,993. 



The number of Students working in the Department during 

 the year is 9,610. 



18. Books of Reference. — One hundred and fifty-seven, 

 newly acquired volumes have been catalog'ied, and the re- 

 vision of the Catalogue is in pi ogress. 



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