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9. Verification. — The entire collection of MSS. and some 

 portion of the Additional Charters have been verified by 

 comparison with the Shelf- and Box-Lists. 



10. Exhibitions. — A new Guide to the re-arranged General 

 Collection of MSS. exhibited to the public has been completed 

 and issued. Series I. of Reproductions from Illuminated 

 MSS. exhibited has been prepared. 



11. Stamping, folioing, and placing. — One hundred and 

 ninety-eight Additional MSS., eight hundred and thirty-nine 

 Charters and Rolls, and one hundred and thirty-seven Books 

 of Reference have been stamped, with a total of 21,619 

 impressions. 



Two hundred and nine MSS. have been folio'd, with a total 

 of 51642 folios. 25321 Index-slips, etc., have also been 

 numbered. 



Four hundred and fifty-eight MSS. and one hundred and 

 fifty-seven Papyri have been placed, press-marked, and 

 entered in the Hand- and Shelf-Lists. Sixty-eight Charters 

 and Rolls have been placed and entered in the Inventory. 

 Numbers have been written on five hundred and nineteen 

 Charters and Rolls. 



A new Hand-List has been made for the Harleian MSS. 

 A Hand-List of Additional Charters and a Shelf-List of 

 Exhibited MSS. are in progress. 



Thirty-nine Seals and Casts have been provided with 

 boxes, placed and entered in the Inventory. 



12. Books of Reference. — One hundred and forty-four 

 volumes and parts have been received, catalogued, and placed, 

 and some progress has been made in the re-arrangement of 

 Books in the Working Room. 



13. Consultation of MSS. — The number of MSS. consulted 

 in the Students' Room attached to the Department was 32934, 

 and of those delivered in the Reading Room 478. 



The number of Charters, Rolls and Seals consulted was 

 4196. 



The number of Students working in the Department was 

 11414. 



Magna Charta was exhibited to 8634 visitors. 



14. MSS photographed. — Five hundred and twenty-six 

 MSS. (including Charters and Seals) were allowed to be 

 photographed, with a total of 1340 photographs taken. 



15. Acquisitions. — The number of Manuscripts and Docu- 

 ments, etc., acquired during the year has been — 



Additional MSS. - - - - - - 193 



Egerton MSS. ---__. 5 



Charters and Rolls ------ 73 



Detached Seals and Casts - - ' - 40 



Papyri -------- 235 



