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arrange some sections of the documents exhibited, and sub- 

 stantial additions to them have been made. 



An exhibition of MSS. and other memorials of Gibbon the 

 historian has been arranged in the King's Library. 



13. Binding. — One hundred and thirty-one Additional,, 

 and eleven Egerton MSS., newly acquired, and one hundred 

 and twenty-nine MSS. of the old collections, have been 

 bound or repaired. 



Two hundred and twenty-five Stowe MSS. and Charters 

 have been bound, repaired, or lettered. 



Three hundred and eighty-four Charters, Rolls, and Seals 

 have been repaired. 



Sixty-eight Papyri have been mounted and glazed. 



Fifty Catalogues and Registers and thirty-nine Printed 

 Books have been bound. 



14. Verification. — The several collections of Manuscripts 

 and the Additional and Harley Charters have been verified 

 by the shelf-lists. 



15. Stamping, folioing and placinr/. — One hundred and 

 five Additional and four Egerton MSS. have been placed and 

 entered in the hand-lists and shelf-lists. 



Eighteen hundred and ninety-five Charters and Rolls, and 

 three hundred and ninety-five detached Seals and Casts of 

 Seals, have been numbered and placed. 



One hundred and twenty-four MSS., one hundred and 

 forty -nine Printed Books, and three thousand two hundred 

 and sixty-six Charters and Rolls have been stamped, with, 

 a total of 9,785 impressions. 



Two hundred and sixty-one MSS. have been folio'd, with a 

 total of 44,037 folios. 



16. Hand and Shelf -Lists. — The following have been made : 

 — An inventory of Charters ; Hand-Lists for the King'a 

 MSS., and the Harley Charters and Rolls ; Hand and Shelf- 

 Lists of the Stowe MSS. ; and a new Shelf-List for the Papyri. 



17. Consultation of MSS. — The number of MSS. con- 

 sulted in the Students' Room attached to the Department is 

 27,769, and of those delivered in the Reading Room 1,100. 



The number of Charters and Rolls consulted by Students 

 is 2,993. 



The number of Students working in the Department during 

 the year is 9,610. 



18. Books of Reference. — One hundred and fifty-seven 

 newly acquired volumes have been catalogued, and the re- 

 vision of the Catalogue is in pi ogress. 



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