34 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Department of Manuscripts. 



1. Catalogue of Additions. — The descriptions of MSS., etc. 

 acquired in 1910 have been printed and have been incorporated 

 in the Class Catalogue. 



The following MSS. acquired in 1911 have been described 

 and indexed: Additional 38092-38135, 38137-38138, 38142- 

 38146, 38158-38160, 38162-38166, 38186,38188,38189, 38197- 

 38202, 38219, 38237-38240, and Egerton 2895-2898. 



The revision of the Index to the Quinquennial Catalogue 

 for 1906-1910 has been completed, and the Index for letters A, 

 B has been printed. 



Descriptions of the thirteen MSS. acquired under the Huth 

 bequest have been prepared for the special Catalogue of the 

 Bequest, which has since been published. 



2. Catalogue of Greek Papyri. — Vol. lY. has been issued 

 and some fragments have been arranged and numbered. 



3. Catalogue of the Royal MSS. — Descriptions as far as 19 B. 

 XVI have been sent to press, and Royal Appendix 12-64, 74, 75 

 have been described and indexed. Sheets as far as 2 T of 

 Vol. II. (to 19 B. xiii) are in print. 



4. Catalogue of Romances. — Two MSS. (Add. 25487 and 

 Harl. 3716) containing Tales from the Decameron have been 

 described for Vol. IV. 



5. Catalogue of early Additional and Egerton MSS. — 

 Add. 4391-4421 have been described and indexed. 



6. Catalogue of Irish MSS. — Seventeen MSS. and portions 

 of fifteen others have been described, 



7. Catalogue of Charters. — Additional Charters 54701- 

 54812, acquired in 1908, and 55195-55426, acquired in 1909, have 

 been indexed ; Add. 55182-55193, acquired in 1909, and 55427- 

 55464, 55471-55487, acquired in 1910, have been described and 

 indexed. 



The printing of Vol. II. of the General Index of Charters 

 has been continued. Sheets 0-2 K (pp. 209-512) to letter M 

 have been revised for press, and slips to letter N (Newburgh) 

 are in type. 



8. Catalogue of Seals. — Index-slips have been written for 

 Detached Seals CLIV. 88-116, and the index-sJips to Seals of 

 Additional Charters have been revised and pasted down as far 

 as letter H. 



9. Binding. — Seventy-four Additional MSS. and four 

 Egerton MSS. newly acquired, and one hundred and forty-eight 

 MSS. of the old collections, have been bound, repaired, or 

 lettered, together with one hundred and twenty-four pieces of 

 Papyri and ninety Books of Reference, volumes of Facsimiles, 

 and Catalogues. 



