26 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Department of Manuscripts. 



1. Catalogue of Additions. — The Catalogue of Additions 

 for 1895 has been copied six-fold, bound and distributed. The 

 descriptions of Additions for 1896 have been copied six-fold, 

 and the Index to them is in process of copying. The Addi- 

 tional MSS. 35,071-35,155, and the Egerton MSS. 2807, 2808, 

 acquired in 1897, have been described and indexed. 



2. Catalogue of the Royal and King's MSS.— The prepara- 

 tion of the new Catalogue is in progress, one hundred and 

 eighty-six Eoyal MSS., and two hundred and eighteen King's 

 MSS. having been described. 



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

 revised from Mi to Sc. 



4. Catalogue of Paioyri. — The text and facsimile of the 

 Papyrus containing the Poems of Bacchylides have been 

 published. 



The preparation of Volume II. of the Catalogue of Papyri 

 is in progress. Sheets R — AA, and Q — X second revise, have 

 been collated. The facsimiles are ready for publication. 



Fourteen Papyri acquired in 1896, and seven acquired in 

 1897, have been described. 



5. Catalogue of Seals. — The Fifth Volume, containing 

 descriptions of the Byzantine Bullae and the Seals of France, 

 is completed. The Index and Plates are at the press. 



Eighty-four new casts have been arranged and registered. 



6. Catalogue of Romances. — Descriptions of twenty-one 

 MSS. for the Third Volume have been drawn up. 



7. Catalogue of if usic— Articles contained in three hundred 

 and twenty-nine MSS. have been described. 



Eight MSS. have been described for the Catalogue of 

 Liturgies, with music. 



8. Catalogue of Charters and Rolls. — The final revision 

 for the press of the General Index of names and subjects 

 in the several collections of Charters and Rolls acquired 

 before the year 1882 is in progress. The remainder of the 

 topographical division has been revised, the whole is at the 

 press, and sheets B— H, comprising A, B, and portion of C, 

 have been revised. 



Forty-five Additional Charters and Rolls (44,661-44,705), 

 acquired during the year, have been numbered and arranged 

 in boxes. 



9. Classed Catalogue. — An Index of first lines of 1,440 

 Latin Prose Theological Tracts (M — S of the subject-headings 

 in the classed Catalogue) has been prepared. 



