28 accounts, etc., of the british museum. 



Department of Manuscripts. 



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

 in 1912 have been described and indexed: Additional 38521, 

 38527, 38528, 38G03, 38604, 38618, 38619, 38643-38645. 



Of those acquired in 1913, Additional 38652, 38654, 38671, 

 38692, 38703-38713, 38720-38724, 38727, 38734-38775, 38777- 

 38781, 38783-38789, 38792-38795, and Egerton 2906, and of 

 those acquired in 1914, Additional 38796-38806, 38809, 38810, 

 38812-38820, 38823-38825, 38831-38837, 38839, 38843-38864 

 have been described and indexed. 



The descriptions of Additional MSS. acquired in 1912 have 

 been printed. 



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

 of the Catalogue, 1718-1808 (catalogue-numbers) have been 

 revised, and introductions and commentaries written to them ; 

 1809-1910 have been described ; 1647-1769 have been finally 

 revised for press. Sheets B — D have been printed off. 



3. Catalogue of the Royal MSS. — Descriptions of 20 B. vii 

 — end of Appendix have been i-evised and sent to press. Sheet 

 ZZ of Vol. II. has been revised, and Sheets 3 A-3 E (completing 

 the Royal Appendix) are in print. 



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

 been described :- Additional 17847, 18746, 18747, 18749, 18945- 

 18948, 18954, 31874, 31876, 31877, 33196,34119; and Egerton 

 106, 110, 114, 118, 128, 133, 135, 139, 140, 145, 147-150, 156, 158, 

 162, 164, 165, 171, 172, 174, 179-185, 188-193, 196-198, 208, 

 211, 662, 663. 



5. Catalogue of 'Charters. — Additional Charters 57035- 

 57360, acquired in 1912, have been described and indexed. 



6. Binding. —One hundred and sixty-seven Additional 

 MSS. newly acquired and one hundred and fifty-two MSS. of 

 the old collections have been bound, repaired, or lettered, 

 together with two hundred and seventy-eight pieces of Papyri 

 and one hundred and eighty-one Books of Reference, volumes 

 of Facsimiles, and Catalogues. One Charter has 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 the Schools of Illumination has been completed and 

 issued, and Part II. (English, 12th and 13th centuries) is in 

 preparation. 



Part I. of a reduced facsimile of the Codex Alexandrinus 

 (Old Testament) is in progress ; ff. l-164b have been passed. 



The introduction by Sir George Warner to the facsimiles 

 from the Lindisfarne Gospels is in preparation. 



9. Sta'iiijnng, folioing, and placing. — Two hundred and 

 seven Additional MSS., four Egerton MSS., two Royal MSS., 



