DEPARTMENT OF MSS. 



Department of Manuscripts. 



1. Catalogue of Additions. — The descriptions of MSS. 

 acquired in 1908 have been printed and have been incorporated 

 in the Class Catalogue kept in the Students' Room. 



All the MSS. acquired in 1909, viz. Additional 37773-37951 

 and Egerton 2876-2884, have been described and indexed. 

 The descriptions have mostly been revised and are ready for 

 press. 



2. Catalogue of Papyri. — The Greek portion of Vol. IV. 

 is now in print, and the Coptic portion is passing through the 

 press. 



3. Catalogue of Royal MSS. — Two hundred and eight MSS. 

 have been indexed. The descriptions as far as 7 D. xxvi. have 

 been sent to press, and sheets B-U have been printed off. 



4. Catalogue of Music. — 'Vol. III. (Instrumental Music, 

 etc.) has been printed off, bound, and issued. 



5. Catalogue of Romances. — Sheets 2 B-2 R of Vol. III. 

 have been printed. Nine MSS. have been described, and the 

 descriptions of eighteen MSS. have been revised, for the same 

 volume. 



6. Catalogue of early Additional and Egerton MSS. — 

 Egerton MSS. 18-30, 71-280 (excepting certain Irish MSS.) 

 have been described and (excepting Egerton 213-269) indexed. 

 Additional 4101-4200 have been described and indexed. Eger- 

 ton MSS. 15-17 have been indexed. 



7. Catalogue of Charters. — Additional Charters 50528- 

 51003, acquired in 1903, have been described and indexed ; and 

 39943-39995, acquired in 1898, have been re-arranged, more 

 fully described, and indexed. All charters are now described 

 and indexed down to the middle of the acquisitions of 1908. 



The revision of the index-slips of entries relating to topo- 

 graphy, religious houses, &c., for Vol. II. of the General Index 

 of Charters has been completed, and slips of the 646 Stowe 

 Charters have been written and incorporated. 



8. Catalogue of Seals. — An index has been made, and the 

 slips laid down, of detached seals cxlvii. 1-cliv. 82 (acquired in 

 1901-1909), and an index made of seals attached to Additional 

 Charters 46401-46854, acquired in 1902. 



9. Bindinf). — Two hundred and eighty Additional MSS. 

 and eleven Egerton MSS. newly acquired, and one hundred 

 and thirty-five MSS. of the old collections, have been bound, 

 repaired, or lettered, together with one hundred and one Books 

 of Reference, volumes of Facsimiles, and Catalogues. 



