DEPARTMENT OF MSS. 27 



Department of Manuscripts. 



1. Catalogue of Additions. — The quinquennial Catalogue 

 for 1906-1910 has been issued. 



The following MSS. acquired in 1911 have been described 

 and indexed: Additional 38147-38157, 38161, 38167-38177, 

 38182-38187, 38190-38196, 38203-38236, 38241-38378, 38383- 

 38407, 38416, 38419-38442, 38462-38467, 38490, 38491, 38497- 

 38510. 



Of those acquired in 1912, Additional 38511-38526, 38529, 

 38530, 38532, 38582-38590 have been described and indexed. 



2. Catalogue of Greek Papyri. — The following Papyri 

 acquired in 1911 have been described and provisionally tran- 

 scribed, viz., 1873-2036 ; and in preparation of Vol. V. of the 

 Catalogue, 1547-1607, 1787-1820 have been described and 

 copied. 



3. Catalogue of the Royal ilf>S^>Sf.— Sheets TT and UU of 

 Vol. II. have been revised, and Sheet XX is in print. Descrip- 

 tions of 19 C. 1-19 E. VI. have been revised and sent to press. 

 Descriptions of Kings MSS. 2-4 have been revised. 



4. Catalogue of Irish MSS. — The following MSS. have been 

 described :— Additional 11609, 30512, 33933 and Egerton 91-93, 

 136, 137, 1781, 1782, 1791. 



5. Catalogue of Charters. — Vol. II. of the General Index 

 of Charters acquired up to 1900 has been issued. 



Additional Charters 55488-55544 acquired in 1910, 55545- 

 55878, 56051-56365 acquired in 1911 and 56366-56432 acquired 

 in 1912 have been described and indexed. 



6. Binding, — One hundred and three Additional MSS. 

 newly acquired, and ninety-three MSS. of the old collections 

 have been bound, repaired, or lettered, together with one 

 hundred and seventy-four pieces of Papyri and seventy-three 

 Books of Reference, volumes of Facsimiles, and Catalogues. 

 One hundred and sixty-four Charters have been repaired. 



7. V erijication. — The entire collection of MSS. has been 

 verified by comparison with the Shelf-Lists. 



8. Reproductions.-— ^ojsA MS. 2 B. vii. (Queen Mary's 

 Psalter) with introduction by Sir George Warner has been 

 issued. 



9. Stamping, folioing, and placing. — One hundred and 

 eighty-one Additional MSS., one hundred and eighty-nine 

 Charters and Rolls, and two hundred Books of Reference (all 

 newly acquired) have been stamped. The total of impressions 

 made was 22,699. 



Two hundred and ninety-one MSS. have been folioed, with 

 a total of 76,071 folios. 7,097 slips have been numbered. 



Sixty-four newly-acquired MSS. and 365 Papyri have been 

 placed, and ten MSS. of the old collections have been re-placed. 



