32 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Department of Manuscripts. 



1. Catalogue of Additions. — The following MSS. acquired 

 in 1911 have been described and indexed: Additional 38136, 

 38139-38141, 38178-38181, 38379-38382, 38408-38415, 38417, 

 38418, 38443-38461, 38468-38489, 38492-38496, and Egerton 



2892-2894. 



Of those acquired in 1912, Additional .38531, 38536, 38539- 

 38581, 38591-38602, 38607, 38608, 38620-38624, 38635-38642, 

 38647-38651, and of those acquired in 1913, Additional 38653, 

 38655-38660, 38665-38670, 38672-38682, 38684, .38685, 38688- 

 38691, 38693-38702, 38714-38719, 38726, 38728-38731, 38733, 

 38776 have been described and indexed. 



The descriptions of Additional MSS. acquired in 1911 have 

 been printed. 



2. Catalogue of Greek Papyri. — In preparation of Vol. V. 

 of the Catalogue, 1607-1768 (inventory-numbers), acquired in 

 1906 and 1907, have been examined and described, and a 

 selection transcribed. The whole of the material for Vols. V. 

 and VI. has been re-arranged ; and for Vol. V., Nos. 1647-1717 

 (catalogue-numbers) have been described and copied, and the 

 other documents of the same classes as these have been 

 described. 



3. Catalogue of the Royal MSS.Sheets XX and YY of 

 Vol. II. have been revised. Descriptions of 20 A. 1-20 B. vi. 

 have been revised and sent to press. 



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

 been described : — Cotton, Vespasian E. ii. : Harley 1802, 5280 ; 

 Additional 4783, 18749, 33993 ; Egerton 126, 127, 146, 155, 171, 

 172, 174, 178, 1782. 



5. Catalogue of Charters. — Additional Charters 55879- 

 56050, acquired in 1911, and 56433-57034, acquired in 1912, have 

 been described and indexed. 



6. Binding, — Two hundred and seventy-eight Additional 

 MSS. and two Egerton MSS. newly acquired, and ninety-four 

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

 lettered, together with seventy-three pieces of Papyri and 

 one hundred and forty-three Books of Reference, volumes of 

 Facsimiles, and Catalogues. Two Charters have been repaired. 



7. Verification. — The entire collection of MSS. has been 

 verified by comparison with the Shelf-Lists. 



8. Reproductions. — Part I. (Hiberno Saxon and Early 

 English) of a series of reproductions, partly collotype and 

 partly in colour, from the various Schools of Illumination is in 

 preparation. 



Part I. of a reduced facsimile of the Old Testament portion 

 of the Codex Alexandrinus has been commenced. 



