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copy is known to exist ; a single part-book of Merula's 

 Canzoni, Venice, 1615, a work hitherto unknown to biblio- 

 graphers ; and the 1614 edition of Marenzio's sixth book of 

 Madrigals, which is believed to be the only complete copy 

 extant. 



From other sources the Museum has acquired the bass pai't- 

 book of a series of four books of dance-tunes by Jean d'Estree, 

 Paris, 1559-1564, which is believed to be the earliest collection 

 of this nature in existence ; some interesting Dutch psalters, 

 dating from the middle and end of the sixteenth century ; and 

 the treble part-book of a book of motets for three voices by 

 Joannes a Castro. 



Among other important accessions may be mentioned a folio 

 edition of a series of settings of the Magnificat by Christopher 

 Morales and other composers, Venice, 1562 ; a complete 

 edition of Antonio Cifra's Litaniae Deiparae Virginis for 

 eight and twelve voices, 1613 ; and numerous odd part-books 

 of early Italian madrigals. 



R. Garnett 



Department of Manuscripts. 



1. Catalogue of Romances. — The second volume has been 

 finished and issued. Descriptions of Exempla and Moralised 

 Tales, including the Gesta Romanorum, belonging to the 

 first section of the third volume, in thirty-eight MSS., have 

 been drawn up. 



2. Catalogue of Spanish Manuscripts. — The fourth 

 volume has been bound and issued, completing the work. 



3. Catalogue of Music. — Articles contained in one hundred 

 and thirty-nine MSS. have been described. 



4. Catalogue of Additions. — The descriptions of Additions 

 for the years 1888-1893 have been printed up to the middle 

 of the year 1893. 



The slips of the Index to the Additions for the several 

 years 1888-1892 have been thrown into one series, and are 

 being arranged in strict alphabetical order for the new 

 sexennial Catalogue. 



The Additional MSS. 34,276-34,525, and Egerton MSS. 

 2747-2790, acquired in the year 1893, have been described 

 and indexed. 



5. Catalogue of the Stowe MSS. — Eleven manuscripts and 

 fifty-five Charters (of Brescia) have been described. 



The descriptions of the Stowe Charters have been revised 

 and an Index made. The MSS. and descriptions have been 



