24 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



single numbers. Of these newspapers, 1,306 were published in 

 London and its suburbs ; 1,647 in other parts of England and 

 Wales and in the Channel Islands ; 302 in Scotland ; and 240 

 in Ireland. Fourteen sets, comprising 2,607 single numbers, 

 were received by Colonial Copyright ; 310 sets, comprising 

 39,482 single numbers, of colonial and foreign newspapers have 

 been presented ; and 88 sets, comprising 24 volumes and 13,333 

 single numbers, of current colonial and foreign newspapers have 

 been purchased. 



Miscellaneous. — 8,734 articles not included in the foregoing 

 paragraphs have been received in the Department. These 

 consist of Parliamentary Papers, single sheets, and other 

 miscellaneous items. 



The total number of articles enumerated above as having 

 been received in the Department during the year, exclusive 

 of newspapers, is 128,437. 



Acquisitions of Special Interest. — The following is a list of 

 the most important and interesting books acquired by purchase 

 during the year. It includes purchases from the second portion 

 of the Dunn sale, from the fourth portion of the Huth Sale, 

 and from the Pearson sale. 



Foreign Books. 



Guido de Monte Rocherii. Manipulus curatorum. Beyamus 

 and Glim, Savigliano [about 1471]. One of five books printed 

 at Savigliano, probably the first. (Dunn copy.) 



Bartolus de Saxoferrato. Lectura super i & ii partes 

 Codicis. Sixtus Riessinger, Naples [1471]. Probably the first 

 book printed at Naples. (Dunn copy.) 



Servius. Commentarius in Vergilium. Cennini, Florence, 

 1471. The first book printed at Florence. (Dunn copy.) 



Donations of lOOL each were given by two friends of the Museum 

 towards the purchase of this book. 



Boccaccio. Filocolo. G. di Pietro, Venice, 1472. 



Augustinus. De mirabilibus Sacrae Scripturae. Ketelaer 

 and Lumpt, Utrecht [about 1473]. One of the earliest books 

 printed at Utrecht. (Dunn copy.) 



Varro. De Lingua Latina. Sachsel and Golsch, Rome 

 [about 1474]. 



Datus. Elegantiolae Latini Sermonis [about 1475]. 

 Attributed to the press of L. Palmart, Valentia, the first set 

 up in Spain. (Dunn copy.) 



Breviarium Ratisponense. J. Pfeyl, Bamberg, 1475. A 

 fine copy of a very magnificent book. (Dunn copy.) 



Leonicenus. De octo partibus orationis. J. P. de Lignamine, 

 Rome, 1475 



Breviarium Hospitaiis S. Johannis Hierosolymitani. Mainz 

 [about 1476]. (Dunn copy.) 



