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copy is known to be in existence, and that wants the title- 

 page and one other leaf. Another interesting book is the 

 folio edition of Soriano's Masses (Rome, 1609), dedicated to 

 Paul V. ; a splendid specimen of Italian binding and typo- 

 graphy, having the Pope's arms stamped on the covers. 

 Three very valuable early Italian operas, formerly in the 

 Borghese Library, have also been bought. They are : (1) 

 " Dafne," by Mario da Gagliano (Florence, 1608) ; (2) " Diana 

 Sehernita," by Giacinto Cornachioli (Pome, 1629) ; and (3) 

 " Strali d'Amore," by G. Boschetto Boschetti (Venice, 1618). 

 Another interesting work, from the same library, is the 

 " Diletto Spirituale " of Simone Yerovio (Rome, 1586), which 

 is generally considered the first music printed from engraved 

 copper-plates. Copies of the " Intabolatura d'Organo di 

 Recercari" of Jacques Buus (Venice, 1549), one of the earliest 

 books of organ-music, the " Laudi Spirituali," of Fra Serafino 

 Razzi (Venice, 1563), in a binding bearing the arms of Pope 

 Clement XL, and a unique copy of the Second Book of 

 Madrigals of Domenico da '1 Pane (Rome, 1678), are also among 

 the more valuable musical accessions of the year. 



R. Garnett. 



Department of Manuscripts. 



1. Catalogue of Additions. — The new sexennial Catalogue 

 of Additions for the years 1888-1893 has passed through the 

 press and will be issued forthwith. 



The Additional MSS. 34,526-34,710, and Egerton MSS. 

 2791, 2792, acquired in the year 1894, have been described 

 and indexed. 



A volume containing sixty collotype plates of miniatures 

 and borders in the beautiful " Sforza Book of Hours " (Add. 

 MS. 34,294), presented to the Museum by the late John 

 Malcolm, Esq., of Poltalloch, together with five plates from 

 the " Sf orziada " in the Grenville Library and an introduc- 

 tion, has been published. 



2. Catalogue of the Stowe MSS. — The whole of the 

 descriptions of MSS. and Charters have been completed, the 

 printing is in progress, and sheets B — 2 N have been sent to 

 press. The Index is well advanced, and the Catalogue will 

 be issued during the year 1895. 



3. Catalogue of the Royal MSS.'- — A new catalogue is 

 being prepared, and MSS. 1 A. i. — 1 E. ix. (sixty-five MSS.) 

 have been described. 



4. Catalogue of the Sloane MSS. — The Index has been 

 revised from Be to Co. 



0.97. Sir 



