DEPARTMENT OF MSS. 29 



Department of Manuscripts. 



1. Catalogue of Additions. — All the MSS. acquired in 

 1905, viz., Additional 37022-372.32, and Egerton 285.3-2861, 

 have been described and indexed. The descriptions have also 

 been revised. 



The descriptions of Charters and Seals for the Sexennial 

 Catalogue have been completed and indexed. 



2. Catalogue of Papyri. — The preparation of descriptions, 

 transcripts, annotations, &c., has been continued for Vol. III., 

 the printing of which has advanced to sheet K. 



3. Catalogue of the Royal MSS. — One hundred and thirty- 

 six MSS. in the Royal collection have been described for the 

 new Catalogue in progress. 



4. Catalogue of Music. — Sheets 2D-2H (end of text) of 

 Vol. I. (Sacred Vocal Music) have been printed off, and the 

 volume has been indexed. Index I. (Initial Words and Titles) 

 has been printed, and the slips of Index II. (Names and 

 Subjects) have gone to press. Sheets B-X of Vol. II. (Secular 

 Vocal Music) have been printed off. 



5. Catalogue of Romances. — Progress has been made in 

 the preparation of Vol. III. 



6. Catalogue of Charters. — The descriptions of Additional 

 Charters 29526-30000, 34313-36000, 40961-45797, and 

 Egerton Charters 586-621, acquired in 1887-1900, have been 

 revised, and the Charters have been indexed. 



Additional Charters 47708-47733 (acquired in 1903), and 

 53116-53120 (acquired in 1904), have been described and 

 indexed. 



The revision of the Index-slips of Religious Houses and 

 other Corporate Bodies of all the old Collections of Charters 

 and of the later acquisitions down to 1881 inclusive has 

 been completed. The slips of topographical entries from 

 Additional and Egerton Charters acquired in 1882-1900 have 

 been partially revised for incorporation with the above, to 

 form Vol. II. of the General Index of Charters. Letter A is 

 ready for press. 



7. Class Catalogue of MSS. — The printed descriptions of 

 MSS. acquired in 1904 have been incorporated. 



8. Binding. — Two hundred and seventy-four Additional 

 MSS. newly acquired and one hundred and eighteen MSS. 

 of the old Collections have been bound or repaired. 



Eight hundred and eleven Additional Charters and Rolls 

 have been repaired. 



Forty-one Books of Reference and Catalogues have been 

 bound or repaired. 



Twenty-six Papyri have been bound and glazed. 



