28 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Papyri in the British Museum," comprising portions of the 

 works of Homer, Trypho, Isocrates, Demosthenes, Hyperides, 

 and Herodas, has been printed. 



Fourteen Papyri newly acquired have been transcribed. 



8. Arrangement of Papers. — Additional MSS. 33,974, 

 33,975, 33,984, 33,998, 34,009, 34,046-34,048, 34,061-34,068, 

 34,078, 34,098-34,102, 34,109, have been arranged. 



9. Class Catalogue. — The slips of the List of Additions, 

 1882-1887, relating to English and Foreign Private Cor- 

 respondence, Single and Collected State Papers and Cor- 

 respondence, Treaties, and Passports, have been arranged 

 and inserted in their respective volumes. 



10. Exhibitions. — The Aristotle Papyrus has been ex- 

 hibited. A selection of Oriental Manuscripts was prepared 

 and exhibited to the Statutory Ninth Congress of Orientalists 

 on the evening of 1st September. 



11. Binding, etc. — Three hundred and sixty-four MSS. 

 recently acquired, and one hundred and seventy-eight MSS. of 

 the old collections, have been bound or repaired. 



One hundred and forty-one Stowe MSS. have been bound. 



Twenty-seven Papyri have been mounted and glazed, and 

 two placed in solander cases. 



Eleven Charters and Rolls have been repaired. 



Forty-four Catalogues and Registers, and fifty-six printed 

 Books of Reference, have been bound or repaired. 



Two hundred Seals have been repaired. 



12. Verification. — The several collections have been verified 

 by the shelf-lists. One new hand-list and one new shelf-list 

 have been made. 



13. Miscellaneous. — Six hundred and thirty-two MSS. 

 have been placed and entered in the hand-lists and shelf- 

 lists. 



Three hundred and thirteen Charters and Rolls, and 

 one hundred and ninety-three Seals, have been numbered and 

 placed. 



Eight hundred and ninety-five MSS. and Printed Books 

 have been stamped, with a total of 28,946 impressions. 



Eight hundred and twenty-nine MSS. have been folio'd, 

 containing 150,357 folios. 



The number of MSS. delivered in the Reading Room 

 is 2,556 ; and of those consulted in the Department, 

 26,350. 



The number of Charters, Rolls, and Seals delivered to 

 readers is 1,452. 



The number of Students working in the Department during 

 the year is 8,257. 



Four hundred and thirty-three visitors have inspected the 

 Magna Carta. 



Acquisitions.-^ 



