30 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



11. Binding. — Two hundred and twenty-one Additional, 

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

 hundred and eighty-nine MSS. of the old collections, have 

 been bound or repaired. 



Seven hundred and ninety-seven Stowe MSS. have been 

 bound, repaired or lettered. 



Two thousand one hundred and twenty-four Charters and 

 Rolls have been repaired. 



Three hundred and fifty Papyri have been glazed and 

 mounted. 



Twenty-four Catalogues and Registers and forty-three 

 Printed Books have been bound ; and thirty maps mounted. 



12. The several collections of MSS. and the Additional and 

 Harley Charters have been verified by the shelf -lists. 



1-3. Sta7)iping, folioing and placing. — Two hundred and 

 seventy- eight Additional and thirty Egerton MSS. have been 

 placed and entered in the hand-lists and shelf-lists. 



Fifteen hundred and fifty-two Charters, fourteen hundred 

 and ninety-three Rolls, twenty-seven Seals, and one hundred 

 and eighty-four Casts of Seals, have been numbered and 

 placed. 



Two hundred and twenty-three MSS., eighty-eight Printed 

 Books, and four thousand two hundred and seventeen 

 Charters and Rolls have been stamped, with a total of 

 10,438 impressions. 



Five hundred and fifty MSS. have been f olio'd, with a total 

 of 35,977 folios. 



14. Consultation of MSS. — The number of MSS. delivered 

 in the Reading Room is 1,405 ; and of those consulted in the 

 Students' Room attached to the Department 29,410. 



The number of Charters and Rolls consulted by Students 

 is 2,124. 



The number of Students working in the Department during 

 the year is 9,310. 



15. Books of Reference. — One hundred and twenty-one 

 newly- acquired books have been catalogued, and the revision 

 of the Catalogue is in progress. 



16. Acquisitions. — The numbers of Manuscripts and Docu- 

 ments acquired during the year are : — 



General Collections of MSS. - - - - 250 



Rolls and Charters _ _ _ _ _ 1,514 



Detached Seals and Casts _ - - - 192 



Papyri - - - - - - - - 230 



Egerton MSS. ------ 44 



Egerton Charters - - - - - 29 



Among 



