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the celebration of the Tercentenary of the Authorized Version, 

 and a Guide has been prepared. 



The MSS. acquired under the Huth bequest were tem- 

 porarily exhibited ; and a special selection of MSS. was set out 

 in October for a visit by German Students. 



The General Collection of MSS. exhibited to the public is in 

 process of re-arrangement and a new Guide is being prepared. 



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

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



Additional MSS. - _ . _ _ _ 419 



Egerton MSS. ------- 9 



Charters and Rolls - - - - - - 821 



Papyri --_--__ about 150 



Detached Seals and Casts ----- 113 



The most interesting acquisition during 1911 are the thirteen 

 MSS. which form part of the fifty books selected from the 

 Huth Library under the terms of Mr. Arthur Huth's will. 

 These important MSS,, which are described in The Huth 

 Bequest published by order of the Trustees, 1912, are briefly as 

 follows : — 



Bible, in Latin, illuminated in France ; 13th cent. Two 

 vols. 



Psalter, in Latin, illuminated in England ; end of the 13th 

 cent. 



Merlin, the prose romance in French : unique MS. of the 

 version used by Sir T. Malory ; beginning of the 14th cent. 



Apocalypse, in French, well illuminated ; beginning of the 

 14th cent. 



Speculum Humanae Salvationis, etc., in 134 scenes ; late 

 14th cent. 



G. de Deguileville, Les Trois Pelerinages, with numerous 

 drawings; 14th-15th cent. 



Apocalypse, in Latin, executed in the Netherlands ; early 

 loth cent. 



Bible History, in Flemish ; middle of the 15th cent. 



Book of Hours, in Dutch ; loth cent. Engraved illustrations. 



Book of Hours ; end of loth cent. Miniatures, etc., in 

 Milanese style. 



Petrarch, Trionfi, etc. ; end of 15th cent. Miniatures, etc., 

 in Milanese style. 



Book of Hours ; circ, 1500. Miniatures, etc., in the finest 

 Flemish style. 



Another most important donation is a large collection of 

 state papers, forming three hundred volumes, etc., from the 

 family collections of the Earls of Liverpool ; including original 

 letters of George III., George IV., Newcastle, Bute, Chatham, 

 William Pitt and others. Presented by the Hon. Henry 

 Berkeley Portman. 



